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vol 30, no 11

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Love of chocolate: The rich flavour of Chinese drama

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Ontario referendum brings potential for new system

Hawks soar to victory

Durshan Ganthan Jacqueline McKoy staff reporters

Mark your calendars — October 10 is election and referendum day in Ontario, and Imprint has the details on how to make your voice heard. Not only will Ontario residents have the opportunity to vote for their local Member of Provincial Parliament, but there will also be a referendum vote on whether to keep the existing first-past-the-post electoral system or change it to a new one, referred to as mixed-member proportional representation (MMP).

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MMP, proposed by the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, would give each voter two votes in a provincial election—one vote for their preferred party, and one vote for their local MPP. The first step to voting is getting added to the voters list. Most Ontarians eligible to vote (that is, Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older who reside in Ontario) received a Notice of Registration card at their mailing address some time since the election was called on September 10. See VOTE, page 3

Nobel Prize winner speaks on science education Cait Davidson reporter

The Theatre of the Arts was half full Tuesday, September 25, for Nobel Prize winner Dr. Carl Wieman’s lecture. For those of us who were there, we were educated on education. Introduced to give the Arthur J. Carty

lectureship, by none other than Carty himself, Wieman shared his goal for science education with everyone in attendance. An unassuming man, he looks more like a stereotypical high school science teacher rather than a world renowned scholar. See WIEMAN, page 37

what’s inside Arts Jenn Rickert canvases the line-up of one of the most anticipated (and marketed) games ever ► page

Features Features editor Dinh Nguyen writes about his thought-provoking trip to Vietnam ► page

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Sports Good weekend puts women’s varsity soccer back in the running for a playoff berth ► page

Get an exclusive look at this year’s cold Warriors in our men’s varsity hockey preview ► page

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START your engines UW!

What’s on your ballot? > Which party promises a tuition freeze to pre-McGuinty levels? > Which party wants to add $8.5 billion to Ontario’s Health Care system? > Which party wants to “work with the federal government to give students twice the amount of time before they must start repaying student loans?” > Who wants to implement a minimum wage of $10? > Whose goal is it to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent below 1990 levels?” > Who will “provide Ontarians in the lowest 75th percentile of income an additional health care allowance of $1,000 per person, phased in over five years?” > Who plans to have 50 million new trees planted in Ontario by the year 2020? > Which party will cap tuition fees at an average of $3,000 by the year 2011?

For answers, please visit Imprint Online (www. imprint.uwaterloo.ca). Look for candidate interviews and more detailed election coverage in Imprint’s election section next week. *Refer to official Ontario party websites for more information.

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The Davis Centre displays a SMART CAR, a possible prize for teams competing in the SMART START Spin-off contest. Brandi Cowen reporter

The SMART START Spin-Off Contest kicks off October 9, 2007, bringing fourth-year undergrads, grad students and university researchers together to promote the commercialization of intellectual property (IP) currently under development on local campuses. The contest is a joint initiative of the Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology, the Accelerator Centre and the UW Intellectual Property Management

Group (IPMG), part of the UW Office of Research. “Intellectual property are inventions of the faculty and students,” said Tom Corr, chief executive officer at the Accelerator Centre. “At UW, IP is to be disclosed to the university… the completion of the disclosure form related to an invention formalizes the process.” He adds that the SMART START contest aims “to provide an incentive for faculty and students to look to commercialize their inventions.” Next Tuesday, the Accelerator Centre will host an Innovation

Fair to launch the SMART START contest. Students from Waterloo, Laurier, Guelph and Conestoga College will be on hand to speak with researchers from all four institutions and discuss their IP, as well as the commercial potential of their ideas. During the fair, teams of students and researchers will partner up, and a panel will select which of the IP projects will participate in the SMART START contest. A total of $50,000 will be shared equally among those teams whose projects are selected to compete in the contest.

The money will be deposited into a research account and is intended to help teams move forward with the development of their IP. Participating teams will have eight months to research and prepare before presenting both their IP and their business plan to a panel of local business people and potential investors. The panel will judge the teams and identify those who have made the most progress in developing their IP into a commercial product. See CONTEST, page 5

Vote: getting to the proper polls continued from cover

Voters can vote in the riding listed on their notice of registration, or another riding for which they have proof of residence such as a lease or utility bill. Students who are subletting residence in Waterloo who do not have utilities or official lease documents in their name can only vote in their home riding. Those who did not receive a notice of registration can go to their local polling station on voting day with proof of identity (such as ID with both photo and address) and proof of residence (such as a lease or utility bill). The majority of UW students will be eligible to vote in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding. Students living in residence will have access

to polling stations located in the Student Life Centre multi-purpose room, Village 1 Great Hall, Beck Hall in UWP and Room 1110 at Conrad Grebel College. Those living off-campus can vote at one of 38 polling stations located throughout the riding. In addition to GRT bus service, students can use the shuttle service provided by Feds on election day to get to selected polling stations surrounding the university. As well, surrounding ridings include Cambridge, Kitchener Centre, Kitchener-Conestoga and Perth-Wellington, which serves the Stratford area. A polling station will also be available at the School of Architecture in Cambridge. Voters who can’t spare time on voting day can take advantage of

advance or proxy voting. Advanced polls at each riding’s returning office will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until October 4. Students who would prefer to vote in their home ridings rather than in the Kitchener-Waterloo area can visit at advance poll at home or appoint another registered voter to vote on their behalf. In order to appoint someone on your behalf, you must complete a “vote by proxy” form, available on the Elections Ontario website and submit it to your local returning office. In addition to the typical Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative and Green Party candidate choices, a handful of smaller political parties will have candidates running in the area. The Family Coalition party has candidates in Kitchener-Waterloo,

Kitchener Centre, Kitchener-Conestoga and Perth-Wellington; The Ontario Libertarian Party has a candidate in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding; as well, the Freedom Party has MPP candidates in KitchenerConestoga and Kitchener Centre. Feds has organized an election information website at http://pulse. feds.ca/election. The election portal includes an interactive polling station map for the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, additional voting information and links to political party web sites. More detailed voting information is available at http://www. electionsontario.ca, and resources on MMP can be found at http://www. yourbigdecision.ca. dganthan@imprint.uwaterloo.ca jmckoy@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Imprint, Friday, September 28, 2007

“One-state solution” for a two-sided conflict Dinh Nguygen staff reporter

On Friday, September 21, UW’s Students for Palestinian Rights Club welcomed the general public to theCentre for Environmental Information Technology for a guest lecture addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. Ali Abunimah, a Princeton University graduate and creator of the well-known Electronic Intefadeh web site, was invited to speak about his book, One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse. He also discussed his proposition on a solution to the conflict. According to Abunimah, the “Two State Solution” — what many current politicians understand to be the best way to deal with the Middle East issue — is dead.

He believes that neither Israelis nor Palestinians will ever be willing to give up land in order to create two separate countries, and that his solution of turning Israel/Palestine into one state by decolonizing it, is a better answer to the problem. When asked for clarification of his “One State Solution” by an audience member, Abunimah described his take on decolonization: “[It] is dismantling a system that gives the colonizing groups special rights — ending all laws that give Jews special right, ending all militaries, weapons and war; making everyone equal, giving both groups equal rights so that they may live in peace alongside each other.” Abunimah, whose mother was raised in, and was a refugee from Lifta, Palestine, told Imprint that his childhood as a Palestinian had more

of an impact on his views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than his adult life did. During his lecture, he spoke of the Israelis as the wrongdoers for colonizing and starting the problem. However, he believes that, even if they can reach a stage where the solution was in effect, the history of what happened would still be important, but the terms of whose land Israel/Palestine belonged to would not matter. “In a decolonized state we forget about the occupier and the occupied. We leave behind that identity to gain equal rights so that everyone can live in peace,” said Abunimah. Equality in general, is a huge part of Abunimah’s proposed solution. He believes that one of the first steps to a better Israel/Palestine is getting

people to accept the notion that both groups in the issue are equal. He implied that the media and other outside parties have an influence on the conflict, “Palestinians are constantly being blamed and so it has become deeply ingrained [in our minds that they are at fault]… Even using the term conflict is misleading because it suggest an issue between two equal groups.” Many people questioned Abunimah about how his solution might be implemented and how students and the public at large could get involved. When Imprint first asked him how this question in a prelecture interview, Abunimah said that that he would explain more this topic in the lecture. See LECTURE, page 6

SATURDAY September 29 Halo 3 Release Party Celebrate the release of Halo 3 with UW Gamers as a part of Warrior Weekends. There will be lots of prizes to be won for both skill and participation. 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Multi-purpose Room, SLC

TUESDAY October 2 The Synergy between science and fiction A public lecture by Canadian author, Robert J. Sawyer. Presented by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. $2.00 in advance (contact Raeshri at rdbhookm@uwaterloo.ca) or at the door. There will be a book signing and reception following the lecture. 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Festival Roon, ECH

WEDNESDAY October 3 Dandia Dhamaka A night of South Asian dance will be held by the UW Hindu Student Association and the South Asion Student Association. Bring Watcard and money to cover dandia sticks rental. 9:00 p.m. Fed Hall

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Imprint, Friday, September 28, 2007

Hampton visits UW

There must be something in the ‘Water’

UW associates make Forbes magazine’s top Canadian billionaires list What does it take to become a billionaire? The answer to this age-old question lies with three billionaires from Forbes’ list of top Canadian earners: Michael Lazaridis (#16), Jim Balsillie(#17) and David Cheriton (#22). Mike Lazaridis is currently the co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM). He was appointed as the eighth Chancellor of the University of Waterloo in June 2003, as well as an officer of the Order of Canada in 2006. In 1979, Lazaridis first began his education at the University of Waterloo in the electrical engineering program with an option in computer science. However, just two months and a few credits short of graduation, Lazaridis launched RIM after obtaining enough capital through his parents, a small government grant and a lucrative contract from General Motors. Lazaridis has made many con-

tributions back to UW. In October 2000, Lazaridis donated $100 million to the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. In April 2004, Lazaridis donated another $33.3 million to the Institute for Quantum Computing, and in May of 2005, Lazaridis donated $17.2 million to build the shared physics and nanotechnology building. Up to the present, Lazaridis has donated almost $200 million dollars to UW. Another top Canadian billionaire is Jim Balsillie, also co-CEO of RIM. Balsille graduated from Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and obtained a MBA from Harvard in 1989. While not being a UW graduate himself, Balsille still recognizes the excellent quality of teaching at UW and donated $50 million to the university as well as establishing the Basillie School of International Affairs. Apart from Lazaridis and Basillie, another Canadian billionaire made his fortune not by starting one company, but many. His name

is David Cheriton. From the time he received his PhD from Waterloo in 1978, he had become a computer science professor at Stanford, as well as a technology enthusiast. During the years he taught at Stanford, he founded many companies specializing in technology, such as Granite Systems in 1996 and Kealia Systems in 2004. Perhaps Cheriton’s biggest contribution to the field of technology is helping Sergiy Brin and Larry Page find the necessary capital to launch the tech company we all know so well today as Google. Just like other Canadian billionaires, Cheriton has not forgotten his past, and has donated $25 million back to Waterloo to support graduate studies and research in the School of Computer Science, renamed the “David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.” UW, through these success stories, proves to be an arena of challenge and entrepreneurship. After all, just as Lazaridis once said about the infamous Blackberry: “It’s not a product, it’s an experience.”

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Howard Hampton, provincial NDP leader, spoke in the Great Hall of the SLC on September 25 as part of his campaign. With him, from left to right, are Catherine Fife (Kitchener-Waterloo), Rick Moffitt (Kitchener Centre) and Mark Cairns (KitchenerConestoga).

Contest: SMART START revs up in October continued from page 3

At this point: • Up to five teams may be eligible to receive a $25,000 investment in their company, should they decide to continue with their commercialization efforts. • The team that has made the most progress will win the use of two Smart Cars, generously donated by Kitchener’s Victoria Star Motors, for one year. • Winning teams will automatically be eligible to establish headquarters for their businesses in the Accelerator Centre. • Winning teams will be eligible to participate in the 2008 Launch Pad 50K Venture Creation Competition, a contest that encourages and supports students in the development of entrepreneurial business ventures. The cash prizes awarded by next year’s Launch Pad contest are anticipated to be worth up to $100,000. In addition, students from winning teams may be eligible for an entrance bursary for the one-year Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program offered by UW. These students

will have the opportunity to continue developing their IP and business concepts as part of their work toward the MBET. UW participants will have the added benefit of learning from the IPMG’s expertise in preparing IP for commercial use. The group will work with interested students and researchers to assist with patenting their IP, preparing applications for grants from various funding agencies and raising capital to invest in their projects. Students wishing to participate in the SMART START Spin-Off Contest must submit a description of the IP they would like to commercialize for review by the UW Office of Research and the Accelerator Centre. Proposals must be submitted no later than September 28, 2007. Proposals that are approved will be notified by contest organizers, and information about the IP will be made available at next week’s Innovation Fair. For more information on the SMART START contest or to submit your IP proposal, please visit http:// acceleratorcentre.com/_wsn/page11. html or e-mail Barb Muise at bmuise@ acceleratorcentre.com.

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Imprint, Friday, September 28, 2007

Weekend concerts canned — what both sides had to say Narmeen Lakhani news editor

On September 25, producers of the ‘Celebrate Waterloo’ concert series planned for homecoming weekend announced its cancellation. The promotion group’s representative Chris Parson told both Imprint and The Record that ticket sales for the event were too low. Imprint arranged a contact with Jason Coolman, Director of Alumni Affairs, to discuss the matter. Coolman diverted

the meeting toward UW Communications and Public Affairs, from which director Martin Van Nierop commented on the situation. “We were not involved in ever staging any of theses concerts,” said Van Nierop. He continued on to exclaim that the event was affiliated with the City of Waterloo and was “not a homecoming event.” According to Parson from Standing Ovation Productions, “UW was always involved in the process” and “involved right from the beginning.”

The concert lineup included Tom Cochrane, David Usher and Pilot Speed. Tickets were priced at $30 for Friday, $50 for Saturday, and $50 for Sunday, or the entire weekend for $100. Refunds can be obtained at point of purchase for those who had already obtained their tickets. In the end both Van Nierop and Parson added that the cancellation was “unfortunate.” nlakhani@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Lecture: Abunimah gets questioned continued from page 4

During his presentation, he addressed the question by mentioning something called a “boycott divestment movement,” and said that the Jewish people must give up power so that the balance between them and the Palestinians can be more equal— only then, because they will both have more power to lose, will both sides negotiate for peace. He did not expand this concept at some point in the lecture as expected. After Abunimah’s presentation, during a Q and A session, members from the audience asked that very same question once more. Abunimah

explained that the United States must be pressured into not backing up the Israelis. He elaborated, “The power of Israel has to be weakened through boycotts that are growing across North American campuses though divestment sanctions… I think that the role of the U.S. is to prolong the [Israeli-Palestinian] issue. I think that as long as Israel enjoys massive support from the United States, they do not have the need to negotiate.” The event ran from 8 p.m. until about 10:20 p.m. When Imprint questioned the audience at the end of the lecture, many people from the audience

shared different views. Some believe that Abunimah, being a Palestinian, was a bit biased towards the issue. Others said that he supported his points well enough to justify his views. Most people agree that the presentation was very informative, and are more optimistic towards Abunimah’s proposed solution. They agree with his statement more than the popular “two state solution.” According to Abunimah, “if the story is to have a good ending, I think that the only good ending is a single state.” dnguyen@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

UW takes a global perspective on education Chantelle McGee assistant news editor

This September, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) released the results to a survey that monitored the internationalization of 64 Canadian universities over a sixyear period – from 2000, when the last survey was conducted, to 2006. Reports were produced in four areas: “Canadian universities and international student mobility, internationalization of the curriculum, knowledge exports by Canadian universities and Canadian university engagement in international development co-operation.” The purpose of the survey was to assess how universities prepare their students for the global arena by means of their degrees. Trends that were considered include: the number of students that study abroad for credit, the number of international students enrolled in Canadian universities, the internationalization of the curriculum and the creation of training programs and partnerships made with universities in other countries. Imprint discussed how the major findings of the survey related to UW, with Dr. Gail Cuthbert Brandt, associate vice-president international. AUCC had determined that the main hindrances for internationalization of universities were the lack of a federal strategy and a lack of financial support for the process. However, Brandt noted, “the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada has signed a large number of agreements with other countries to promote student mobility through travel/work programs.” She explained that though the high cost associated with participation in foreign opportunities may limit the number of students who want to go abroad, “thanks to the assistance of some generous UW donors, we have been able to put in place a number of awards to help offset the travel costs of students who are going abroad on academic exchanges or international

co-op placements. Nonetheless, there is always a high level of competition for these awards, and we are working to increase the number of such awards.” The AUCC found that only 2.2 per cent of students studied abroad for credit in 2006, which was increased from 1.0 per cent in 2000. UW’s percentage is higher than the national average due to our large co-op program, with approximately six percent of all undergrads participating in co-op last year, according to Brandt. She added that UW has plans to raise awareness about the international opportunities that exist, such as a new unit opening in October, called Waterloo International. Of course, not all students get to go abroad, these students would be accommodated by internationalization of the curriculum, which includes the use of global case studies, study tours and visits by scholars from around the world. AUCC determined that this broadening of the curriculum is important in the competition with other universities. They also found that there has been an increase in the number of students enrolled in degrees with an international orientation, as reported by two thirds of the universities included in the survey. Survey results noted that there was a general increase in the number of international students to 70,000 full time students from 25,500 a decade earlier. UW intends to further this trend in the coming decade. These efforts are aligned with the components of globalization that are a part UW’s Sixth Decade Plan. “In terms of our stated objectives and our level of activity, I think we are definitely in the forefront of Canadian universities,” commented Brandt. “For the second year in a row, UW will also be organizing International Education Week (Nov. 12 - 16) events to encourage all of our students to think globally.” cmcgee@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Money sucking sidewalks Smell good, do your civic duty, and quit smoking, in one inconvenient place My name is Adam McGuire, and I survived the gauntlet. It was the most harrowing experience of my life, even though I usually face it more than once a day. It haunts my thoughts and it occupies my mind. And every time I get through to the other side, I consider myself lucky to have lived through the ordeal. I have never served for our armed forces and I have never fought for my nation abroad, but I consider myself a military veteran. I have survived the Student Life Centre corridor. Apparently, the powers that be at the SLC have decided to choose one

of the highest-trafficked walkways on campus to build a flea market. On any given day, you can find an array of crap-peddlers and walletdrainers lining the walls between the courtyard doors and the Brubaker’s entrance. As I write this today you can walk through the gauntlet and buy a hand-crafted necklace, a tube of lipstick, a bottle of cologne, a full-sized Albanian flag and the season two box set of Sex and the City. And in between purchases, you can buy Oktoberfest tickets, learn how to quit smoking, get informed on the upcoming Ontario elections and participate in a psych study in exchange for free chocolate. This,

boys and girls, is a hundred feet of hell. And, of course, the justification for the gauntlet lies in the all-mighty buck. Students don’t spend enough money on tuition, books and grossly overpriced vending machine confectionary products — we need them to drop gobs of bills on a Bob Marley flag that’s big enough to cover an entire wall in Village One, too. At some point, the strategy has to backfire. There are only so many internet service provider booths and tables full of not-sure-if-they’restolen electronics that the SLC management can fit in the gauntlet. Sooner or later, people like me will just take the long way — through the

Great Hall — to get where they’re going. Or will they? The fundamental problem with the gauntlet is you. That’s right, you. You stop and gawk, open your wallets and enable the makeshift business’s viability. The flag guy and the DVD guy and the jewellery lady wouldn’t pay the table rental fees if they weren’t making it back in spades. I am proud to say that, in my four years as a student and six-plus months as staff here at UW, I have not once shelled out cashola for crapola on the gauntlet. So stop buying, and we will all get our hallway back. But we all know that’s not a realistic solution — telling university

Nerds for sale PR gimmick plays up stereotypes. They’re everywhere. From the Math lounge playing Magic or Stratego, or hunched over a laptop coding furiously in DC, UW is crawling with nerds. But how much would you pay to date a self-proclaimed “nerd?” Well, members of a computer science club at Washington State University are

hoping they can woo sorority girls with their computer skills at an upcoming “nerd auction”, the Associated Press (AP) reported today. In an effort to try and entice more women to enter the CS faculty, a PR class at Washington State analyzed the Linux Users Group, which boasts 213

members and is the largest computer science oriented group on their campus. It was suggested that the group should pair up with a sorority to learn how to “promote themselves better.” Ben Ford, president of the club, said in the article that he was initially skeptical about the pairing, but soon realized how valuable “sorority girls” could be to his army of “nerds.” “Here’s the current plan: We’ll choose a handful of brave nerds to take one for the team. The girls get to have their way with them and we’ll document each makeover. We’ll make a snazzy video and show it over dinner. After the dinner, we’ll auction off the now studly nerds,” a hopeful Ford wrote, according to the AP. This Beauty and the Geek campus edition should prove an interesting social experiment to say the least. But despite the seemingly innocent connotations of the venture, what does it really say about our society. From the “sorority girls who like nothing better than

students not to waste money is like telling them to practice abstinence and prohibition. So let’s rid ourselves of the gauntlet forever and give the SLC patrons what they truly want — a strip mall. Knock out the multi-purpose room and start taking applications from business owners. Everyone would win — the business owners would score huge, the SLC would collect fat rent cheques and students could drop all the dimes they wanted. Sure, the gauntlet would still be one big capitalist cash grab, but there would be one big change: no war wounds. editor@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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E-mail your rant to us at opinion@ imprint.uwaterloo.ca! a makeover” to the “nerds” looking to spruce themselves up, this article, and the initiative itself, is full of antiquated stereotypes. It suggests that all nerds are inherently unattractive and all sorority girls are superficial Barbie dolls. Sure, we’ve all seen the mathies or engineers walking by, hunched over, unable to meet your eye and see the potential that a haircut, Pro-activ and a new wardrobe could unveil, but what happened to loving someone for who they are? Why try and change someone, because then it’s not really them that you’re dating, but a person you’ve created — and, really, that’s kind of creepy. The emphasis of this PR endeavor is entirely superficial. If a school’s reputation for being “hot” was really enough to earn them new students, would UW ever get any applicants? What happened to beauty being on the inside? By the time we reach university, shouldn’t we be more concerned with what’s on the inside than on the out? Creating an army of “chads” — guys who pop their collar, wear shell necklaces and yell things like “football” and “Vanier” while pumping their fists — out of MathSoc really isn’t that appealing. Maybe these “nerds” don’t need a makeover, but an attitude makeover. They need to realize something: in 2007, nerds are

the new cool. Ever since Seth Cohen graced the small screen in 2003, geeky-hot has been on the rise. For me, at least, intelligence has always been one of the biggest turn ons — and so what if the guy is a little socially awkward if he can have an in depth conversation about the American socioeconomic divide satirized in Weeds or go see that Ingmar Bergman screening at Princess and not constantly complain “I’m bored” or “Where are the explosions, you told me there would be explosions.” After high school, the “nerd” isn’t the smart guy who has a future, but the jerk-off who thinks that heckling the prof is still funny. Really, the term “nerd” is relative. Some people may see thick rimmed glasses and think “geek”; personally, I think they’re hot. Just like some people might see a trucker hat and cargo shorts and think “sexy,” whereas I would probably shake my head and walk away. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule. A seeming “chad” can be a hidden nerd and vice versa, but I still think that Washington State is selling their nerds a little short. So, “chad” up your mathies all you want Washington State, but I think we’ll keep our “nerds” at UW. acsanady@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Opinion

Imprint, Friday, September 28, 2007

Attempting exgay for a day The ex-gay movement has long been a fascination of mine. I remember when I came out to my parents, both Anglican ministers, secretly hoping they would send me off to one of those camps that promise healing from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately my lousy family decided to accept me as I was. Of course it wasn’t actual healing from the “gay” that I wanted as much as I wanted to experience an entire organization trying to change me. Vivid images of me standing up dramatically in a conference room, throwing down a handful of papers and shouting something along the lines of “No Mr. Haggard, I do NOT agree!” before storming out come to mind. My first real brush with an actual attempt to change my sexual orientation came this past summer. I had been attending Christian Reform services put on by the parents

of a friend in their backyard for a few weeks. I got bored with the simple singing of Christian rock songs and playing Xbox afterwards with the guys pretty quickly. After the relaxed service I caught the ring leader “Mr. Christian” and told him what I hoped sounded like the truth. “I don’t want to be gay anymore,” I said. “I want to be... normal.” This struck the perfect chord in his heart and he embraced me in a big bear hug. “Travis, don’t worry about it anymore. We’ll make you normal. I know you have it in you.” I could hardly focus on the FIFA 2006 tournament in the basement I was so excited. How most people get around birthdays and holidays is how I get when I have the chance to deceive and shock people. We met in a room in the back of their house when they were ready. Mrs. Christian, Mr. Christian and their son were all waiting for me. “First, let’s open with a prayer,”

said Mrs. Christian. “Dear Lord, we ask you to come into this room today and remove the evil web of homosexual lies wrapped around Travis. Okay, now let’s lay our hands on Travis.” I was grinning so hard that when we opened our eyes I felt the need to explain: “I, erm, I’m just so happy I’m gonna be straight!” “Well Travis, the real question is, do you want Jesus inside you?” asked Mr. Christian. “YES! Oh yes, I want Jesus deep, deep inside of me. I want him in me so much it hurts. I want to feel the spirit come in me.” I looked around for any register of what I had just said on their faces. Nothing. “Well Travis,” said Mr. Christian, grabbing my leg, “Jesus is already deep inside you. He just needs you to confess your sins. Go on now, ask forgiveness for your sins.” This, I

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Drinking sucks Putting on a “cool front” is pretend that I “belonged something I’ve been thinkin the crowd.” Wow, what Editor’s rant ing about lately. Last year a bunch of bull. — which was my first year It took me about two — I went through the regular party extravaganza months, sadly, to finally give up on the rigorous scene, which at Waterloo consists of Friday effort to conform to the “cool” scene. I stopped nights only. I, myself, am not a party girl and in going to parties. Even when my girlfriends fact I cannot stand sticking around parties for would host them, I’d only show up to make an more than an hour, the majority of the time. appearance, before the evil 11 o’clock could hit But it was first year and it was the only sociable again. At this point, I just had to laugh about it. thing to do on a Friday night, so I decided I People have always tried to tell me that drinking was going to learn to become comfortable in isn’t bad; getting drunk isn’t bad — blah blah the party scene. blah. I don’t care if you think it’s bad or not, I I couldn’t have chosen a bigger waste of my hate the feeling of being drunk, period. time and energy. What about us sober-esques? Is our destiny Every Friday night I’d rush around with to become designated drivers for life? Now the girls getting ready, with everyone swapping that would be a pathetic Facebook group to clothes, make-up and the whole deal. We’d then be a member of. meet up with everyone at the pre-drinking party The only thing I can tell you is to not feel — which usually turns into the actual party in like a loser by staying in on a Friday night. Befirst year since no one has a car anyway. Now lieve it or not, staying in and watching a movie I might as well tell you right off the bat that I or catching up on work, or even going to bed don’t fancy alcohol, which made my presence at early on a Friday night doesn’t mean you have the party scene all the more hilarious. I’d laugh no friends. If you’re the kind of person who at everyone’s jokes and pretend that being the enjoys solitude, then I say more power to you. only sober one really wasn’t all that bad but after If you want to go the party, go to the party for 11 o’clock, I’ll argue you on that one. cryin’ out loud. Who really cares? Friday nights Being the sober one is a friggin’ nightmare. no longer define your social life. You get to sit around and watch everyone else get drunk for the various reasons that they’d never Jennifer Gellatly want to mention. While everyone was getting Opinion Assistant “smashed,” I kept hanging out. I tried more and —jgellatly@imprint.uwaterloo.ca more to make myself feel comfortable and to

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It ain’t Confederation anymore, people Our current school system goes as far back as Confederation. Upper and Lower Canada were vying for domination, populated respectively with English Protestants and French Catholics. When France cut support to Quebec, the province was devastated. Britain continued to pour pounds and soldiers into its new colony, and the resulting Canada was mostly anglophone. The crucial point here is that Quebec was hesitant about joining Canada from the start, as were some other provinces. Even more importantly, the bargaining tool used was that of a separate school system:one Catholic, one Protestant. It’s true that there were strong reasons to join in Confederation, but the school issue was strong enough to be written into the former British

Editor’s rant North America Act, now the Constitution Act. This comes from a time when religion was included in all schools. The question wasn’t whether to include religion or not, but rather which one? The majority Protestants were confident that their religion would be taught, so Catholicism was added as a concession and a bargaining tool. Voila our dual system. That was then, this is now — as the old adage goes. It’s been a long time since anglophone schools were really Protestant. They’re non-denominational and non-religious now. If you want your kids to be taught Christian values, you’ve got to pay for private schooling. It’s also been a long time since Quebec’s loyalty depended on Catholic schools. Quebec may or may not stay with Canada, and that’s with a Catholic school system in place. In Toronto, the francophone population is full of soul, but tiny. Other linguistic and religious populations are huge. Why aren’t we accommodating these people? They’re a part of our country now too — and

contributing citizens, no less. I argue that we’re clinging to tradition because we haven’t thought about our roots. The school system, as it stands, just is. It’s been like this for as long as we can remember, and we don’t recall why or how we got here. Fair enough: don’t fix it if it ain’t broke, I hear you. But there are new problems brewing, and I think we have to realize that things are indeed broke. Let’s look at Brampton — my hometown — and an explosively growing GTA suburb. Near Toronto, it’s multicultural in much the same way. It’s a place of culture, and sometimes a place where cultures clash. And I love it. There, where I grew up, you’d be hard pressed to be ignorant about the changing face of Canada. I’d get stories of woe about lack of foreign medical accreditation told to me casually while waiting for the bus. We had eight or more major religions in dominant force at our high school, and the cheerleaders weren’t popular. In fact, I don’t think we even had any cheerleaders. You’re probably wondering how this all ties together. Confederation, francophones, Brampton?! Well... see ANTI ANTIDIS... page 11

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Warning: foot in mouth disease In August I helped my friend move into her townhouse at Nipissing University. She invited me to stay for some of the frosh festivities. Since I wasn’t leaving for Waterloo for another week, I said yes. I mean, what’s more fun than meeting a bunch of new people and pretending to be from the same university? I already covered lying (see Imprint no. 10, vol. 30), so you know I’m pro-deceit. That night we ended up talking to the guys who had my friend’s townhouse the year before. They told her that the guy who used to have her room was named Dave. The upper-year guys (who were in varying degrees of coherence) went on to tell us story after story about the great, wonderful Dave. One time, Dave snuck backstage at the Rise Against concert and partied with the band. Dave once convinced a frosh that her rez was haunted. When Dave found out his

girlfriend was cheating on him, he heated up dog crap in her townhouse microwave, so her house stunk for days. The way they told it, Dave was apparently the greatest thing to hit this university since beer. Finally, after Dave’s gospel #97 (on vacation, Dave convinced a girl he was the heir to a million dollar pulp and paper empire) I had to ask, “Well, where the hell is Dave? He sounds like he’d love frosh week.” All the guys looked down until finally the drunkest one said, “Dave died this summer.” I froze. I choked. I panicked. What the hell are you supposed to say to that? A long awkward silence passed until suddenly they all began to describe the gory details. A car had hit him, maybe two cars. The driver had been drunk. Or wait, was it Dave who’d been drunk? He’d been lying in the road or he might have been crossing the street. But the details

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didn’t matter — the point was the same. Dave was dead. I did the only thing someone could do in that situation. I excused myself to go to the bathroom and then got the hell out of there. You would have done it too. There is nothing more awkward than when small talk goes terribly wrong. Unfortunately, this seems to happen quite a lot at university, since you have no background on each other. Everyone here has had at least 18 years of painful experiences that are just one ill-chosen question away from the surface. Maybe you find out a new acquaintance is from an interesting foreign country. You curiously ask them about it and they tell you that their family had to flee to escape a political coup that killed many of their friends and relatives. Admit it — all you had been hoping for was a couple of cool stories about different cultures. Perhaps you’re teasing a new

friend because you just found out they took the last semester off school. You make a joke about their studies getting in the way of tons of Xbox and quality time with their bong. Turns out they suffered an almost complete mental breakdown and had to be institutionalized until they stopped thinking they were a cat. Now, don’t you feel terrible? I almost wish that everyone were forced to wear nametags that said what issues were untouchable. A tag that says something like “Dead mother,” so you know not to make any “your mom” jokes. I would have one stating that when I was 15, I was in a ski accident that left me in crutches and a leg brace for a year, and so I do not

like being called “wheelchair legs.” Yes, that is what my friends called me that year. If that joke makes any sense to you, please get help, because I think anyone dumb enough to make up that name probably has serious brain damage. I know, that story is not incredibly traumatic, but it’s all I got. In the meantime, when you’re meeting new people at university and want to make a joke or ask a question, here’s a rule of thumb. Ask yourself, is there a good chance this will blow up in my face? I, for one, am hoping I don’t have another Dave fiasco. He sure did sound like a crazy guy though. mcommon@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Though I doubt it will happen, I think we need to change our school system. Incorporate more religions. Ditch the Catholic-Public divide. It doesn’t represent our society anymore. Give people the choice of what religious stream they want to follow, and have them learn the

other subjects together. It would be a great mix of diversity and togetherness. This could solve the issues of religion dividing people by streaming them into different schools and different lives. With one type of school, you’d still get the benefits of having many cultures and religions all in one place — just as I did. Funding just public and Catholic

schools, once reasonable, is now favouritism. What about Christians? They have to go to private schools. Muslims? Private schools. Jewish? Sikh? Orthodox? Private schools. Our system, as it is stands, for a Canada that has long since changed, grown, evolved. Let’s do the same. —cogley@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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I had two loves in this world: World of Warcraft and The Office (the British version of course). After seeing you answer that question about scalar first order differential equations in CM 352, I now have three. I’ll be wearing the cap with the Linux penguin; come say hi! We kept “running into each other” from the SLC to the DC to the American Eagle in Conestoga Mall.You thought it was a coincidence... it wasn’t. But I lost your trail. Come to the SLC upstairs with that girl you always walk with. We’ll chat. We were on the #12 bus going to Kitchener. The bus hit a bump and I touched your breast. By accident. Or was it more? Call me.

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You always buy semi-rotting discount vegetables from the stand in ValuMart. I work cash. Need dinner? I’ll make you some. My house. Next Tuesday. Ask me as I ring through your green peppers. I sit in the back of PSCYH 257, you sit in the front. The other day, as you were answering the eleventh question, hand high in the air, I saw a whisper of a thong. Do it again. I like red. My girlfriend just dumped me. After 7 years. It was all a misunderstanding, for Christ’s sake. Help me get over her. Anyone, please. Find me in Transfers everyday. Missed a connection? Wanna break the ice? submit to ghalpern@imprint. uwaterloo.ca

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UW Chinese drama club actors find themselves singing during this year’s musical production, Fall in Love with Chocolate.

UW student actors and audience explore the essence of love Britta Hallberg assistant arts editor

I want to congratulate the UW Chinese drama club. On the night of Monday, September 24, they had the challenge of engaging me, a student who doesn’t speak Chinese, in their musical Fall in Love with Chocolate. My interesting and disadvantaged position allowed me to focus on the music and dramatic aspects of the play; the candid expressions translating into classic love story dialogue. I enjoyed the obvious comparisons between love and chocolate, the classic couple arguments, love stories and, of course, the musical talent. The timeless expression of love being smooth and savoury like chocolate was embodied in the various attitidues towards relationships, and trying to find the sweetness in life. Fall in Love with Chocolate was directed by Brian Cheng and produced by Priscilla Chung, who invited me along on their chocolately adventure. The drama club presented a vibrant musical with a significant cast and crew list. The precise

music of pianist Tiffany Kan and violinist Johannes Chan filled the theatre, effectively contributing to the plot of each scene. The playful songs had a cleaver rhyme scheme that I found myself humming, even though I had no idea what the words were. Violin and piano pieces enriched the passionate singing, which often involved some dancing as well. Some scenes were very romantic, with men in suits and women in dresses. Others were more playful. One of my favourite musical numbers took place in a classroom setting, involving school crushes and cute uniforms. The tune of the song brought me back to hop scotch and grade school clapping games. I was very impressed with how the actors changed their personas in each scene, transforming from giggling school-mates, to flirty martini drinkers. The bar scene was particularly amusing, and obviously easy for the audience to relate to. There were punch lines delivered by a male character who most likely held the “player” status — he seemed to be funny. I didn’t understand his punch

The timeless expression of love being smooth and savoury like chocolate was embodied in the various attitidues towards relationships.

lines at first, but as he emerged in other scenes, I began to catch on and laugh as well. Body language was a clear giveaway in regards to feelings and relationships between characters, which really helped me out. The words themselves seemed to be thrown around playfully, being used to describe love, life and of course, chocolate. The sweet indulgences of chocolate and love have been compared significantly in many cultures. The drama club was unfolding and questioning this metaphor, revealing the sorrows in love along with the joys. Fall in Love with Chocolate explores what love is really about. Is love really sweet like chocolate? There were some tearful parts of the musical. I assume these moments were as touching to other (female) audience members as they were to me. There were six scenes in both the first and second half of the musical. Each one was a different scenario, some serious and some humorous. I found the funny ones easier to follow, though I enjoyed the soft piano music that accompanied the long bittersweet love ballads. The plot was very classic, traditional, with male andfemale humor. Female and male voices blended beautifully during two part harmonies and playful group songs. Masculinity and femininity were very clear, and contributed significantly to the plot. Chocolate was used in the set, as a gift or as a symbol in various stories. In a specific scene, a male character described three potential girl friends as dark, milk and white chocolate, having a terrible time deciding between the sexy, sweet or cute girl.

I also believe there was something to do with fondue that the audience found quite amusing, but I didn’t catch that joke. Most of the scenes were creative spins of classic love stories, which kept it crisp enough for me to follow. This contributed to the success of the production, plot wise, and when it comes to music, the performers were even better. These people can sing — and fast. I was very impressed with the vocal talent. Of course I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but haven’t we been taught that communication is more than actual verbal content? My experience definitely proves that theory. Fall in Love with Chocolate was a refreshing twist on the love story musical — at least it was for me — with the whole play being in Chinese and all. I was also a big fan of the Chocolatire setting. Diving deeper into the theme of relationships, as each character disvcovers the ups and downs on the roller-coaster of love, I found myself wondering about the love I have in my life. The variety of characters was reflective of the different ways we find love, whether it’s when we’re expecting it or not. Relationships are something everyone can relate to, and are experienced in every culture all over the world. If I was going to recommend taking in a musical in a language completely foreign to you, I would suggest seeing one about love. Although I was not a typical audience member of Chinese drama, I found this production to be quite fun. My high rating of this musical is based on the actors ability to create relatable, entertaining drama. I also left the theatre with a craving for chocolate. bhallberg@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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We’ve all heard of the epic lines at E3 or any other big gaming conference of people waiting in line to get the first glances at the newest games to the fold. Fellow Imprinters Peter Trinh, Mo Jangda, my friend Frank Caron and I went off to see what the “mayhem” at Conestoga Mall would be like for the midnight release of Halo 3 this past Monday night. When we arrived, the crowd was surprisingly well-behaved and relatively organized. After speaking with Kyle McLeod, one of the mall’s security guards, we found out that this was partially due to the fact that they had given away 60 tickets earlier in the day. Those ticketed individuals got the first 60 spots in line — regardless of when through the night they arrived. While speaking with Kyle, not all of the spots had been filled in, and it was projected that the “rush” would last until around 3 a.m. Though the intensity projected for Monday’s event seemed like a big thing to manage — in comparison to the World of Warcraft releases witnessed previously at Conestoga — Halo 3 would be easy to take care of. Shortly after our conversation with Kyle, he ventured off to split up the squatters into two lines: those with pre-orders and those without. The pre-orders would have first dibs on the game when the store opened at midnight. Those without pre-orders would be doomed to wait in line until the end of the night to be able to possibly gain access to even a regular copy of the game. Those standing in line without the golden pre-order ticket would have a one in 60 chance of getting their hands on a copy of Halo 3, with no legendary and only a few collectors editions available in that mix. After the lines had resettled from their separation, we moved in to start asking some questions. Our first target was standing close to the front of the pre-order line, sporting a brown Halo 3 shirt with “Finish the Fight” printed on his back. Brandon Carter was especially eager to talk to us about his thoughts on Halo 3. He said

he had been waiting for this since “the last cut-scene of Halo 2,” despite its disappointing ending which he dubbed a “controller-throwing moment.” When asked what he was looking forward to the most, Carter stated that he wanted to see “what happens in the end, as well as the unbelievable multiplayer [and] four-player co-op.” Carter proceeded to tell us that he had his pre-order since the beginning of February and after seeing the first trailer for the game, “other than wanting it now, I’d say it looks unbelievable and that when they said that the graphics would be the same as in the gameplay, its unbelievable.” Most of the people near Carter had similar things to say, and the overall sentiments and attitudes were pretty revved up, especially as zero-hour approached. We soon left the pre-order line to venture across to the non-pre-order line to speak to others there. We found another player waiting eagerly in line with something to say to us, who unfortunately didn’t give us his name. “The story better be better than the last one, but it’s just, it’s the multiplayer, it’s the only thing people go for … new maps, new features, new weapons. The second one was really good, so this one has to be better than that, and now there’s so much competition for online games, it just needs to push the bar high.” When asked about the new Forge features, he had to say, “It seems like a good idea, but I’m not sure how it’s going to go. It could completely change what each level has to offer. If you just take that away, it’s really hard to say [what could happen]… If there’s a way to regulate and rate people in it, it will be better than just the ‘change the map, go ahead’ kind of thing.” Finally, when we spoke to him about Halo’s ad campaign and production value, he said, “I heard that Microsoft is trying to make the release of this video game surpass the box office release of any blockbuster movie, which is their goal. And they’re just advertising it to the point where they may actually do that. [Everything] is there… To put that much money into live-action commercials is pretty intense. I think they’re trying to surpass anything they’ve done so far.” He also informed us that the line for Halo 3 was a lot more massive than the one he waited in for Halo 2. He felt that this was because it was the final instalment and just everything about it needed to be big. Slightly before the doors were to open, we left on his sentiment that “they’d better not make a fourth one.” At the exact stroke of midnight, the process for those making purchases was surprisingly well orchestrated and relatively co-ordinated. Only a small number of people were let into the store at any given moment. The estimated five to ten people then passed through a welldefined path to receive their free Halo 3 poster and button from a surprisingly unenthusiastic EB Games employee, towards their target of the sales counter where their pre-purchased dreams would come true. After speaking with some gamers, clutching their long sought-after prizes, we left the busy mobs and left toward the busses. As we passed, many more anticipating gamers ventured into the mall to wait in a line-up that may have no reward. To me, the reward is the prospect of having the chance to get the game on opening night, and to have the story of waiting in line, even if nothing else came of it. No matter what the cost, it was their duty to, in the words of Brandon Carter, “Finish the fight… finish the fight. Go Earth.” jrickett@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Mixing pop, the good and the bad of Mandy Moore, her acting and even her music, this album, like her latest image, is too pretentious to be taken seriously.

If I wasn’t reviewing this CD for the paper I would not have listened to this album more than once. I listen to a variety of music, including pop princess money grabs, indie rock and folk music. Wild Hope is a mix of all these genres but somehow embarrasses all of them simultaneously as it mimics them. The thing this album is missing

is the authentic soul which distinguishes sound from music. While the CD has been getting overall good reviews and Moore is gaining recognition for breaking out of the pop scene and doing something “different,” different doesn’t mean it’s good. This album had potential, with co-writers like Chantal Kreviazuk (a popular Canadian singer/song writer) and Rachel Yamagata (who wrote and performed earthy heartfelt music often found on soundtracks of romantic movies and television dramas like The O.C.), however what these talented writers brought, Mandy seemed to cancel out. Mandy recently said that she wasn’t “a big Top-40 sort of listener” forgetting that her music graced the Top 40 charts not five years before with such “timeless” classics as “Crush” and “Cry” and was often compared to the late Pop Princess herself — Britney Spears. While I have always been a big fan

Let’s say you want to be a comic artist. What sort of media do you use for your work? For the most common of comic artists, he or she will choose from a variety of canvases (i.e. paper, card stock or actual canvas), pens, pencils and colouring tools. In today’s day and age however, many comicists use graphics or image-editing software. You probably know what graphics software is: it’s a program used to develop digital art in image-file formats. While there is the epic program known as Microsoft Paint, the mass entertainment world will tell you it’s not enough. There are in fact, much more powerful programs that can be used for digital art, using functions such as layers (acting similar to cell sheets on an animator’s work desk), filters (automatic effects based on the use of colours) and vectors (mathematically-proportioned objects that keep a consistent image quality). I’ll mention just a few of these great programs. So, fellow digital artists, what do you do? What can you use? For all of you who are into a simple yet strong program that mimics smooth sketching and painting, you can try out a program called openCanvas (or oC, for short). Developed by Japanese developer Portalgraphics, it’s a very popular tool for many anime artists because of its ease of use, smooth application of colour, use of filters and its ability to rotate the file’s canvas space freely. As an added bonus, you can save an event file, which records and replays the work process on any drawing you did. There are a few cons about the program, though.

Before version 2, oC supported networks, which you could use to work on art projects with other artists online. Recently though, the option has been debunked from the program. As well, it doesn’t offer as much power as other graphics software, being more directed to artists than designers. The program used to be free for download as well, but Portalgraphics has started to make the program retail. The three most well-known programs in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator) are the more common tools for artists and advertising companies. Photoshop and ImageReady, both sister programs, share similar abilities to oC, except Photoshop also focuses on image/photo colour correction and ImageReady has a stronger emphasis on web compression for images and layouts. Both are more robust and customizable as well. Illustrator is a different type of graphics program, mostly popular for a more technical department of graphic design. The program uses vectors exclusively, which is great for large print projects such as poster and banner designs. Also, the programs share the ability to customize the programs with brushes and presets. There are some strong downsides to the Creative Suite. For one, it’s extremely expensive: the Adobe CS3 Design Premium package has a retail value of US$1,799 (although students get a discount price of CDN$399 at the CampusTechShop). For a cheaper clone of Photoshop, you can look at the open-source (free) program called GIMP, which has most of the same features as Photoshop. If you’re looking for both a powerful program and a more “traditional art” direction, you can try out Corel Painter. The amazing thing about this program is its tools: you can mimic drawing,

painting, using Conté, sketching, inking and many other methods of applying media onto canvas. The tool library is hugely expansive. The only issue I have with Painter is a more personal one — I don’t know how to use it. To me, it has a steeper learning curve because I grew up using Photoshop. It may just be me, but it’s a hard program to get used to. Soon, though. Soon, I’ll master Painter. There are a slew of graphics programs out there for you aspiring comicists. In this day and age, developers (including Adobe and Microsoft) are even developing online graphics programs, most of them being completely free to use. I’d also recommend investing in a drawing tablet, capable of letting you draw more naturally into a computer with pressure-sensitive pen styluses. The most popular company of tablets is WACOM, who are responsible for the inexpensive Graphire series and the monitor-tablet-hybrid Cintiq series. Whatever you choose, learn to master it, and you could be as popular as Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics or Dan Kim of Clone.Manga comics.

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Mashed! Various Artists EMI

I have never been a fan of “mashups” — a musical genre of songs that consist entirely of parts of other

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songs — but Mashed!, a compilation of mixed pop songs by various artists may have changed my mind forever — or at least remixed it. Before Mashed! found its way into my CD player, when people talked about mashups I felt like the kid in the “Emperor’s New Song.” Basically for a mashup, a DJ will take two songs written, performed and produced by other people and overlap them together, add some laser echo sounds and take complete credit. If I took two literary master pieces to make Withering Moby Heights, and made Heathcliff fall tragically in love with a giant white whale, the only thing I could take credit for is having a pair of scissors. However, the mixes in Mashed! were well matched but still unexpected, making it a welcomed catchy addition to the regulars in my MP3 player. “Bohemian Like You” by The Dandy Warhols and “Horny” produced by Mousse T — made popular by the soundtrack of The Full Monty — make a fun mix without being cheesy.

Another favorite track on the CD is “Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head” which is a mix of “Blue Monday” by New Order and “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” by Kylie Minogue. The songs in Mashed! are actually a collection of tracks you would normally only be able to find on late night radio stations or in clubs. Now thanks to EMI and Mark Vidler of Go Home Productions, you can now transform your car, room or house party into a raving club — ecstasy not included. This is the first time such a (legal) compilation existed, and some tracks are relatively old. If you are looking for something fun to rock out to, then this might be the CD for you. If you were looking for some hardcore underground techno with purely original tracks then you might want to put down this various artists CD from EMI. Basically, the title Mashed! says it all! — Monica Harvery

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Business Communication: Communicate Effectively In Any Business Environment Marty Brounstein, Arthur H. Bell & Dayle M. Smith Wiley Wiley Pathways

This book was just released in the spring of 2007. The authors did extensive research when writing and applied the book’s material to the classroom. This is an excellent resource and would be a good tool on the bookshelf of any office or business, or for any student having to prepare business reports, such as co-op work term reports. The book goes through the dos and don’ts of business communication and the new business etiquette found in the workplace of the electronic age. The sections of the book are as follows: Part I: Foundations of Business Communication Part II: The Writing process Part III: Letters, Memos, E-Mail, and Other Brief Messages Part IV: Developing Speaking Skills Part V: Reports and Proposals Part VI: Employment Messages

features and online support to help make the information more accessible and easily applicable, either in the classroom or in the office. There is a website: www.wiley.com/college/brounstein The website has a pretest and a posttest for each chapter to check your knowledge. You can use the pretest to determine where to focus your effort in the chapter, and the posttest to see how you did. There is also a quiz at the end of each chapter to make sure you have grasped the concepts in that chapter. The book also has some information on new laws regarding emails and the use of them in court and as legal documents. Some of the other features are an extensive glossary, and a number of appendices with samples of most of the documents discussed in the book. Also included in each chapter are extensive samples and examples of the different styles commonly used in business documents. In my experience, most textbooks are not well written, or easily accessible to the student or a person looking to work through it on their own. I have a professor at UW who changed textbooks every term because he could never find one he was satisfied with for more than one term. This book would not fall into that category. It is user-friendly, well organized, comprehensible and useful. Business Communication: Communicate Effectively In Any Business Environment will be referenced for years to come. If you’re writing positive business letters, negative messages or trying to write persuasively, this book will give you examples aplenty and the skills to maximize your business communication. Most of those skills will be transferable into writings reports and essays during your time at UW. This book will be an asset to you throughout your student career and beyond!

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It is the simple fact that she does not possess enough imagination to carry the content of her writing past personal experience. Story after story, I picked up details I had read about in Thien’s biography — her life in Vancouver, British Columbia, her birth to Asian-immigrant parents and their turbulent family dynamics. These three are combined in different ratios in the seven stories comprising the book. When Thien dares to add abnormalities to her characters to make them original, the details are as gauche as a fist in one’s mouth. A son, for instance, is beaten raw by his Asian father for violently protesting the quality of dinner, thus implicitly voicing his desire to assimilate to a life in Canada. His father, leading a ritualistic life, beats his son with an authentic bamboo pole to restore the patriarchal respect he once had. The story ends with the narrator concluding he could not love his father as a child, “because he was complicated, because he was human, because he needed me to.” Then Thien places a “yet” in the phrase, “a child does not know yet how to love a person that way.” I find this connection emotionally perverse. It’s as if Thien hints that a numbing towards domination and physical abuse is a natural part of the maturation process. What surprises me the most is that Thien received a bundle of awards for Simple Recipes. The back cover proudly reads, “Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the City of Vancouver Book Award.” Could the quality of upcoming Canadian writers be waning this much? The thought terrifies me. The back cover also features recognition from Annabel Lyon, author of Oxygen. She captures the essence of Thien’s repugnant writing with her comment saying Thien, “writes with a diamond on glass.” While the comment is made to magnify the writing, the sound of that screechy process vocally sums up the quality of the book itself.

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Imprint, Homecoming 2007

A half-century in print When the University of Waterloo opened its doors for the inaugural class of 1957, it was only a matter of time before the typewriters started clacking. It took less than a year to prove just how passionate UW students were about journalism, as the premiere issue of The Cord Weekly hit the newsstands on November 7, 1958. In the decades since, student journalism at UW has not only survived, but thrived — through countless volunteers and staff,

four name changes, unheralded advancements in technology and one monumental battle for the right to be UW’s official student newspaper. In the following pages, Imprint will take a look back through its 30-year history and beyond — to the days of the Chevron, the Coryphaeus and the original Cord Weekly — for a look at the people, the history and the stories that have kept the UW student body entertained and informed for the last half-century.

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HERE COME THE WARRIORS Football team remains unbeaten

The look of the official student publication of the University of Waterloo has evolved quite a bit over the last 50 years. The first ever cover of The Cord Weekly (left) is text heavy while photography dominates the covers of today’s Imprint (right).

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Sports Mens soccer still struggling...

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Striking a Cord

Science

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Video game high scores trump school work any time. Jenn Rickert tells you why

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Hitting the streets with local theatre: Imprint explores the innovative Ashphalt Jungle

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An in-depth look at Counselling Services’ newest cause: suicide prevention

Imprint peels off the layers for special mention of your unmentionables

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Keep on top of all the latest varsity scores with the Warrior Wrap-up ► page

Opinion Travis explains that hypocricy isn’t just for American senators ► page

FSA motion defeated by student council Scott Houston assistant editodr-in-chief

A motion was brought before the student council regarding fraternities and sororities was defeated overwhelmingly, with no councillors voting for it on Sunday, September 16. The reason the councillors voted against the motion is varied, but VP Internal Darcy Higgins thinks it was mostly the issue of fraternities and sororities having exclusive admission, which is not in the philosophy of the Feds, who promote inclusivity. Higgins also thinks some people may have felt uncomfortable with an exclusive organization holding inclusive events. Others just didn’t support the organizing the events through the Fraternities and Sororities Awareness club (FSA). Jeffrey Aho, Feds engineering councillor and board member, and member of Sigma Chi, thinks that the motion failed because it was a “flawed recommendation.” He added, “If a committee cannot get behind its own recommendation, it is hard to convince council to support it.”

See FSA, page 7

The Cord Weekly 1958-1960 Most current UW students are familiar with The Cord Weekly as the official student newspaper of Wilfrid Laurier University. But few know that The Cord Weekly was a name synonomus with UW journalism in the university’s infancy. It was small (usually no larger than four pages) and it

was modest — reporting on, among other things, the failings of UW’s beloved but fledgling Mules football team (the Mules would later be dubbed the Warriors). Even though The Cord Weekly lasted but two volumes, it did not become extinct without first insighting some controversy. In

the January 22, 1959 edition, sports editor Merrill Graham came under intense scrutiny for his criticism of women’s basketball league in his weekly editorial (right). The following week, Graham’s editorial included an apology to all the members of the women’s basketball Mullettes.

Leading the Chorus The Coryphaeus 1960-1967 The Coryphaeus did not look a great deal different than it’s predecessor and, with size still an issue — usually still four to eight pages — it appears as though little had changed except for the name. But the legend of The Coryphaeus may be steeped in the timing in which it was published.

UW experienced a construction and growth boom in the first ten years of its existence, and the Coryphaeus was there to cover every brick that was laid (below). The Coryphaeus also provided the volunteer base and groundwork for what would be the most exploratory period in UW campus journalism: The Chevron.

Badges of Honour The Chevron 1967-1978 Alleged communist alignment, constant fights with Federation of Students executive and a weekly sprinkling of strong-minded editorializing; for a student newspaper in the 1970s, The Chevron really had it all.

Over the course of the decade-plus reign of The Chevron, the left-wing agenda of the volunteer staff became radically apparent. The one-sided coverage of the Dare Foods union strike in Kitchener is one of the most prevalent examples, but definitely not the only one — with repeated mention of establishmentarianism and the presence of “big brother,” the Chevroners certainly made their opinions known. In the later years, the paper was actually shut down by the Federation of students (above), 145 Berkeley Street thus producing The Free Chevron Suite 500 — a paper completely indepenToronto, ON, M5A 2X1 dent from Feds. A series of student Tel: 416-922-9392 referenda in 1978 stripped The www.campusnetwork.com Chevron of its status as official student newspaper of UW.

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Imprint 1978-present After The Chevron was disenfranchised from Feds in a student referendum in late 1978, the new journalism club on the campus of UW decided to start up their own weekly publication in spring of 1978. Thirty years later, Imprint is one of the largest and most respected student publications in the nation. Imprint quickly became a fresh alternative to The Chevron for students and advertisers, despite the legal battle from which it was born. Within it’s first year of existance, it was adopted by the university’s student population as the official student publication of UW, and a referendum on an Imprint fee passed, giving the organization financial autonomy.

But the story of the birth of Imprint is much more tumultuous than that of any of its predecessors. After a two-plus year battle, a nine-month suspension and battles that often became physical and legal in nature, The Chevron was stripped of the title of official student newspaper of UW (timeline, below). Imprint was the benefactor, and the role of UW’s official student newspaper has been filled by Imprint for the past 30 years. Today, Imprint distributes 12,000 copies weekly to over 80 locations in K-W. Imprint has claimed numerous awards in its history, including best on-campus newspaper at the Canadian Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers Competition in 2006.

The tumultuous years

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The university of Waterloo is facing a larger than expected influx of first-year students in fall 2007, as confirmed acceptances are at 114 per cent of the university’s target. applications at Waterloo increased by 11.2 per cent over last year, with both existing and new programs garnering an upswing in confirmations here at UW. For 2007 UW made a total of 19,562 offers of admission, with expectation of 5,114 new students. However, the number of confirmed students for this fall is 5,825. To compare, last year 19,050 offers were made for a targeted 4,948 new students, and this target was met within three per cent. Last year, eight per cent of confirmed students chose not to attend, and UW is expecting a similar number to cancel this year. Jennifer Ferguson, manager of admissions and marketing in the department of housing and residences, cites the popularity of programs at UW as one of the reasons for the increased confirmations. She noted higher than expected interest in new programs in management engineering, geomatics, geography, and aviation. As well, Ferguson stated that “the other thing we seem to be seeing is the increase in interest by students in some of our programs with a business mix to the degree: arts and business, science and business, math and business, and environmental studies and business.” Ferguson also attributes the

Campus media became the talk of UW in the late 1970s, as Feds executives and Chevron staff squared off in several forums. The following is a timeline of events that originally appeared in Imprint in 2002.

increase in UW’s admissions to a number of other factors, noting, “We’ve enhanced our scholarships over the last couple of years, the experience in our community, our student life environment has improved, and also our residence accommodations have created living learning through experiences within the community.” Housing is an area that is strongly affected by this increase, as UW guarantees residence to all first-year students. If current totals remain unchanged, the number of beds available for first year students would be 650 short of the number required. To help alleviate the problem, UW housing is going to create a first-year community to house 150 students in the Columbia Lake townhouses, which is traditionally an upper-year and graduate residence. As well, Ron Eydt Village will see 120 rooms which are currently double rooms converted into triple rooms. The university colleges are also planning to absorb 36 extra students. Another solution is to give first-year students rooms that were originally allotted to upper year students who hadn’t yet been assigned rooms. Furthermore, UW housing officer Chris Read said, “We expect about 150 students over the course of the summer to not show up in the fall. They’ll either decide not to live in residence; maybe they’ll have their academic offer withdrawn by the university, all kinds of personal situations. That’s historically a number we know we can more or less count on.” See HOUSING, page 6

News

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Christ almighty! Christine Ogley preaches about problems with evangelism. ► page

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December 1976 Feds president Shane Roberts is recalled by a student petition including over 2,200 signatures. Roberts resigns. June 1977 The Chevron is reinstated by a student council vote. November 1978 The Chevron is removed as the official student newspaper of the University of Waterloo. January 1979 Imprint is installed as the new student newspaper of the University of Waterloo.

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Good morning, Vietnam. That’s what I said on my first late afternoon back from the little, narrow country in South-East Asia. I had just woken up, feeling weak, tired, discombobulated. Jetlagged. My brain felt like it was unhinged from reality. I had traveler’s diarrhea, nausea, everything; and ma quy (demons or Lucifer) knows, anything else that would make me feel like a pile of malnutritious crap on a sweat soaked bed — but still, I could not get her out of my mind. For me, Vietnam was a gorgeous, thought-provoking nightmare. It held an almost unspeakable beauty. One that grasps at your throat, cuts off the air supply to your voice and then holds you in the warmth of its welcoming arms of thorn, as you struggle to make sense of everything. Silenced. From a tourist’s perspective, North Vietnam — where I spent the entirety of my time — is a fairy tale. It is a place filled with so much foreign beauty that labeling it one big tourist attraction would not be farfetched. The rural parts of the country consist of cracked dirt roads sandwiched by squared acres of bright spinach green rice fields and man-made fish breeding ponds. Pick any road and it will lead you to another town or a forest. Some might even bring you the mountains — ancient grey gargantuan stone pylons and pyramids, merged together by their sides, severely chisel chipped; masterpieces in the process of becoming art (like those in a Chinese hero movie). The urban half of North Vietnam is far different from its counterpart. It is home to tall rectangular narrow houses and long, wide cement roads with insanely crazy traffic — and when I say crazy, I mean terrifying. Unwilling kamikaze. Think of lunchtime in high school, where everyone is busy chatting. Then, suddenly, the bell rings and people start rushing to class. Now think of those people on motorcycles, bicycles and somewhat odd, but not rare, cars or trucks. In Vietnam, most people don’t obey traffic laws, and if they get caught, they’d simply bribe their way to invisibility. High driving accident rates are a given, and they seem so much more brutal than what we see here in North America. On my fourth day in Vietnam, I witnessed my first traffic disaster. As I was resting at a vending stall on the side of the road, I heard a loud screech followed by vibrating thumping noises (kind of like the ones you hear when the city garbage truck is in front of your house). When I turned around I saw a truck tumbling, yipping over and falling on a man and his motorcycle. Half his body was trapped underneath the behemoth vehicle, which now was laid flat on its side. The other half of him was still moving; he was still conscious, screaming. Alive. I’d never seen anything like this up close before. I’d never heard, nor imagined such dreadful cries. He almost sounded like he was begging, pleading for his life, knowing that when they removed the boulder crushing him, he’d die. His screams were agonizing and eerie; they mixed with the thumping of my heart, intertwined with echoing thoughts of what might be going through his mind. Some people simply walked away. Many watched. I froze. See Vietnam, page 26

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Vietnam: powerless in the homeland

The prostitutes here were like students to a university — dedicated and large in number. Most businesses in Do’ Son were out to get me; the girls were too. One look at my belly and they knew I was from outside the country — they’d charge me twice, even triple for what I purchase; the girls simply tried to sell me their services. I’d run into them, refuse them everywhere, sometimes even in groups of two and three, sometimes when I was in the washroom. It didn’t bother me too much; I learned to brush it off. That was true until I met a certain girl. One, which at first glance looked extremely young. She was 15. I recognized her from somewhere. It turned out that this girl lived in the same rural town I was staying in. She was a friend of my family, and only went into the city to “work.” Fascinated, curious, and concerned, I wanted to talk to her, get to know her. I strongly believed that if given the chance, I could change her, put her on a different path in life. And that was

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For the next couple of days I paid close attention to the news. I was obsessed with Vietnamese traffic and its laws. That phase didn’t last too long. Soon I’d stumble upon a different notion, one that would leave me in a quarrel with my values. Originally, I came to Vietnam with visions of how it looked on the outside. Now, digging beneath the apple’s skin, I realized that it’s been infested by teeth-baring worms, ravaging the fruit, struggling to survive. I witnessed the effect poverty has on humanity. During my stay I visited Do’ Son, a party hotspot known for its nightlife, numerous hotels, massage parlors, muck-coloured beach and a high-class casino — one that picks and chooses its customers. I was aware of everything Do’ Son was famous for — all but one thing. It was a giant prostitution ring. An all-in-one brothel masked by façades of tourism and legitimate businesses.

my problem. That was the mistake I made. I believed. Assumed. Arranging a meeting with the girl was no hassle. After all, I was the oldest son of a respectable family, not to mention the whole “haven’t been to Vietnam in 12 years thing.” We had tea at her home that night. I interviewed her, asked her questions about her life as a prostitute. She seemed a bit embarrassed. It was all going well, awkwardly well. Then, I made my pitch, asked her if she’d ever thought of quitting. She responded with a giggle, thought it was joke. I insisted that there were better jobs, better lifestyles. She was the sole provider for her home. She had a disabled sister and a deathly ill mother to care for. She had never seen more than CDN $100 in her life. I had CDN $500 Canadian in my back pocket. On some nights she doesn’t eat. And still, I insisted that there were solutions to what I saw as a problem. She snapped at me.

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A round trip to paradise

Anne-Claire Guise

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Friday afternoon: one rental car, one Aussie, two English gentlemen, one French girl and one Albertan. One last chance to be unabashed tourists. After a detailed study of our map, we were off, heading northwest from Waterloo for the Bruce Peninsula to see what we could of Southwest Ontario’s big backyard. Our travels on the winding Highway 6 were bordered by farm fields, red

barns, and the pretty, uniquely-named, towns of Alma, Arthur, Mount Forest, Dornoch and Chatsworth. Our first stop was Owen Sound, on Georgian Bay, at the base of the Bruce Peninsula. The peninsula was named for James Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, previous governor general. We pitched our tent for the night at the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) campground. An absolute steal at $29.99 from Canadian Tire, our tastefully patriotic red

and white three-person tent provided us with surprisingly adequate shelter from the wind and sprinkling of rain. The next morning we followed the Georgian Bay coastline from Owen Sound to Wiarton, taking the scenic route marked “scenic route.” And it delivered. The white rock of the Niagara escarpment was striking, covered in red and green leaves, complemented by the deep blue of Georgian Bay. Northeast of Wiarton, we stopped at the Bruce’s Caves Conservation Area. The park is home to a series of beautiful limestone and dolomite caves that were carved out of the Niagara Escarpment 7,000 to 8,000 years ago by the post-glacial Lake Algonquin. The namesake of the caves, not to be confused with the above-mentioned Bruce, was Robert Bruce, a hermetic Scotsman, who once inhabited the caves. Intrepid explorers that we were, we clambered around the caves until our hungry stomachs lured us on to Wiarton. There, we were greeted by a much-larger-than-life white rock statue of Wiarton Willie, the renowned weather-predicting groundhog. Legend has it that on February 2, Groundhog Day, Willie emerges from his burrow to decide the fate of winter. If the sun is shining and he sees his shadow, winter endures for another six weeks. If it’s overcast and he doesn’t see his shadow, winter is nearing its end. We saw Willie himself snoozing in his glassed-in burrow, looking like the brilliant meteorologist that he is. After this healthy dose of local culture, we wound our way west to the Lake Huron side of the peninsula for a mini-beach holiday at Sauble Beach. With its white-capped waves

Breakfast is the bomb Alicia Boers reporter

Going out to restaurants is not something that is written in my agenda book often. The reason is going out to eat is often a little too expensive, especially when I could make a fabulous dinner a home for 10 bucks that will feed several people. In contrast to this information a restaurant that all should visit is Bomber, specifically for breakfast. I have a wonderful friend and over the past couple of years our “thing” has been to meet and catch up over a Bomber breakfast. We went to high school together (not in Waterloo) and as many people can agree, it is hard to keep contact with high school friends. He is one of my favourite people, therefore I refuse to lose contact with him, enter Bomber breakfast. We talk about various things, always referring back to relationships, all while enjoying a fantastic Bomber breakfast at an even more fantastic price. Over the years I consistently turned to “The Breakfast Break: two eggs done your way, homefries, toast, coffee, tea or juice and you’re choice of bacon, breakfast sausage, ham, baked beans or grilled tomatoes.” All for the low price of $4.19. My constant surprise, even over the years, is that the beverage is included in the price and the food is great!

A great new addition to the breakfast menu this year is “The bomb.” The philosophy behind this breakfast is, “Why not have everything; 3 eggs, one slice of ham, two strips of bacon, two breakfast sausages, two pancakes or half waffle or two pieces of French toast served with coffee, tea, or juice, two pieces of toast and homefries.” The philosophy, “Why not have everything,” is definitely appealing to me, and I’m sure to others as well. I’d like to quickly mention the waffles, pancakes and French toast choices — always a “good” time. My last Bomber breakfast visit was the first of this term and was met with a pleasant surprise. Many may have tried the breakfast before and may not have loved the seasoned homefries… well no more. The homefries I was served and then devoured were beautiful, wonderful, delicious and perfect. Everyone go out and enjoy! The moral of the story: Contact a friend — maybe one you haven’t spoke with in a while, with a simple message “Bomber breakfast, be there!” Catching up with friends over a great breakfast, at a great price is the perfect way to start a long day of lectures, readings and assignments –— remember it is the most important meal of the day. Bomber breakfast Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

and smooth, sandy beach, it was the perfect finale to our short but sweet tour. So, what do celebrity groundhogs, beachresort towns and limestone caves have in common? Besides being the basic ingredients for a wholesome Southwest Ontarian adventure, they are also convincing arguments for why “in the spirit of why not…” the University of Waterloo should be relocated to the Bruce Peninsula. With the help of 3/4 of a tank of gas, 26 hours and the much appreciated, if somewhat over-enthusiastic advice of people we met along the way, we discovered that there is something to love, if just a little bit, about this part of the world.

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Equipment: The UW Outers Club rents out camping equipment, kayaks and canoes. Memberships can be purchased for $7 from their office in the PAC. They also organize both day trips and overnight trips. http://watserv1.uwaterloo.ca/~outers/ If you’d like to purchase gear, Canadian Tire offers a lower-budget selection. If you’re willing to pay more, check out Adventure Guide on 382 King Street North. http://www. advguide.com/

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Showing off the brands Kaitlyn Kaminski reporter

If you ever desire to enter a brand name clothing store, you may want to close your eyes — and that’s not just because of the prices. The fabrics and colours are so vibrant, they are bound to pull your eyes out of their sockets. Similar colours are put in the same general wall or shelf, and look so delicate you almost don’t want to touch them. The spectacular show comes to an early end when you see the price, which will cost you about two weeks worth of meals. It’s impossible to believe how many people indulge in stores such as Guess, Buffalo, Aritzia, etc: with their prices being so expensive. Sales in the brand name clothing industry have exploded; one must wonder what the attraction is to such pricey duds over “normal” or cheaper attire. The simplest explanation is that you’re wealthy. Obviously, if you have the money, why not go and pick out whatever you like from the hundred dollar rack! You can wear your money proudly, and not have to worry about dwindling university funds. However blessed you are, not many of us are so fortunate, so we must be victims of other reasons. Several of us are guilty of buying expensive brand name clothes just to seem wealthy. This image may bring you to a higher status with others, but it can also be condescending. If you are just trying to be something you’re not, you should be warned.

Don’t try to fool people by what you wear; if you like the clothes, that’s one thing, but don’t lead people into believing lies. Ever snag that brand name shirt at a good price? Well that could be the reason why you wear brand names. Sometimes, on rare occasions (like a leap year), expensive clothing stores have sales. At this time you happen to buy many articles at more than half off, making them affordable. This is one of the best ways to save money and get classy garments (Guess has been known to have sales from 50 to 70 per cent off seasonally). Another reason why you bought those brand name jeans? Well because they are comfortable of course! You definitely don’t want to get rashes from harsh threads poking at your skin from cheap material.` This is when you have to splurge a little just to get the quality you’re looking for. They tend to feel better, and last longer. The material will not fade or pull if it’s planned well. Most brand name clothes are also more form fitting, gently hugging your body like a good friend. They are tailored to fit proportions properly, rather than hanging limply off your body, making you look like a leafy tree. Brand name clothings are attactive. Not much need to explain this one. If you’re well-clothed, most likely the opposite sex will likely notice. Nothing’s for certain though. But if you do decide to dress it up a bit with brand name fashions, it has to be right for you.

“If someone dresses in clothes that doesn’t flatter their body type,” says a worker at Guess, “they are less likely to get my attention over someone who wears something that highlights their body; which is usually what brand clothes designers aim towards doing.” It’s all about accenting features and hiding those you aren’t comfortable with. Although, you can’t overdo it if you are trying to impress someone — you have to start small.Then perhaps talking to them? Or maybe a haircut if that’s too much. Many people can be afraid of being judged based on the clothes they wear. Some people can laugh at a purse because it looks like a pig, or because a T-shirt has a hole in it. It’s hard to get away from the harsh spotlight following us everyday. For example, when being interviewed for a job, are you likely to impress if you wear ripped jeans, a dirty t-shirt and a baseball cap? Unless they like the explanation for your attire, or you possess brilliant interviewing skills, they will decline your application. Who said a picture’s worth a thousand words?The most important reason that people wear brand name clothing is that it’s their style. Everyone shows their individuality and identity through clothing; some just choose to spend more money. We are all different; so are our styles and clothing choice. Wear what you like no matter what anyone says; it’s all a matter of what suits your life best, no one else’s. Even if you opt for the expense of brand name clothing, you must be happy with a style you create and enjoy.

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Saucy salmon en français

I am usually terrible with remembering names, especially long ones. However, my noggin won’t soon be forgetting one particular name that goes by ‘Omega-3 essential fatty acids.’ “Omega who?” The name rings a bell but why are they ‘essential’, and more importantly why do we need them everyday? Such a demanding name warrants further investigation. It turns out that they are “essential” because our body cannot actually produce these particular fatty acids. How does this concern us? Omega-3 essential fatty acids are a superhero in disguise. Daily consumption of these acids protect and prevent a host of medical problems, such as cardiovascular disease, depression, asthma and arthritis. Salmon is a juggernaut when it comes to providing us with our essential acids because

it is ranked third highest, closely following walnuts and flaxseeds. Just one 4 oz. serving of salmon provides you with 84 per cent of your daily needs. However we are discussing just the micro benefits of what is good for you; if we expand our picture, we can see that salmon itself contains not only a wealth of Omega-3 essential fatty acids, but also tryptophan, vitamin D, selenium, protein, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6 — it’s like your body won the healthy lottery. Now that you are better acquainted with its name, cosy up to Omega-3 essential fatty acids with a tender, rosy flesh coloured piece of salmon. Give this recipe a try because you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. tli@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Salmon with Sauce Blanche Ingredients:

1 pound fresh/frozen salmon fillets, skin on, about 1/2-1 inch thick 4 slices of ginger 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 2 green onion, chopped 2 cups of spinach, washed, dried, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp oil 1 medium turnip, peeled, cut into strips Fill a large pot 3/4 full with water. Set pot to a rolling boil with ginger slices, garlic and onions inside. Place fillets into pot and turn the heat down to medium-low. Cook for 15 minutes, until tender. Retrieve fillets from pot with slotted spoon. Add spinach to pot and cook 1-2 minutes, or until tender. In a sauté pan, over medium low heat, add oil, then sauté turnip for 10-15 minutes until tender. Serve salmon and veggies over white sauce. Sauce Blanche - makes 4 servings 2 tbsp butter or margarine 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt Dash of black pepper 1 1/2 cups milk In a small saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper with a wire whisk. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Makes 1 1/2 cups sauce.

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This year round recipe is a tasty treat for any salmon lover , especially one who is pressed for time. For a more flavourful meal, use fresh salmon, Atlantic water one if you have it. Either way, it’s guaranteed to please.

Classifieds HELP WANTED Weekend counsellors and relief staff to work in homes for individuals with developmental challenges. Minimum eight-month commitment. Paid positions. Send resume to Don Mader, K-W Habilitation Services, 108 Sydney Street, Kitchener, ON, N2G 3V2.. Construction labourers required for part-time work days and evenings. Training provided, hourly wage $10$14 depending on experience and skill. Greyhound Contracting Inc. 519-886-9987 or greyhoundjobs@ hotmail.com. Kitchen staff, waitstaff needed mornings, evenings and weekends at both locations at Angies. Call for appointment 519-886-2540. Imprint requires a marketing sales assistant to aid the advertising/production manager in contacting clients, updating data bases and other office duties on a weekly basis. This position is open to full-time undergraduate University of Waterloo students who qualify for the workstudy program (OSAP recipients and registered in a minimum 60 per cent course load). If this position appeals to you, please e-mail resume to ads@ imprint.uwaterloo.ca or bring them to the Imprint office, SLC room 1116 during office hours. Excellent student work opportunity! The Survey Research Centre (SRC)

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here at UW is currently seeking parttime English and bilingual telephone and door-to-door interviewers for the fall term 2007. Bilingual interviewers must be able to converse in French and English. The SRC is an on-campus research centre that offers a variety of survey services. Interviewers are responsible for conducting quaity-oriented interviews. Must have a clear, strong speaking voice and excellent communications skills. Experience in telephone work, data entry, or customer service is helpful but not required. 10-12 hours per week required, mainly evenings and weekends. Starting wage is $11.50 an hour. Please send resume to Lindsey Skromeda, lmskrome@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca. For more info, e-mail or call 519-888-4567, ext 36689.

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Campus Bulletin CHURCH SERVICE St. Bede’s chapel at Renison College offers worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. or take a break midweek with a brief silence followed by Celtic noon prayers on Wednesdays. Come and walk the labyrinth the second Thursday of each month, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more info contact Megan at 519-884-4404, ext 28604 or www.renison.uwaterloo.ca/ministry-centre.

CAREER SERVICES Monday, October 1, 2007 During this three-week session, learn how to apply successful networking strategies in your daily life to enhance your career opportunities, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., TC1208. “Exploring Your Personality Type Part II” - discover how to apply your MBTI type to explore potential career areas, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC1112. Wednesday, October 3, 2007 “Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions” – learn how to improve your performance in the job interview. TC 1208, 4:30 to 6 p.m., TC1208. Thursday, October 4, 2007 “Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills” – here is your opportunity to practice and improve, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., TC 1208. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 “Career Interest Assessment” – attend this session to find out how your interests relate to specific career opportunities, from 2 to 4 p.m., TC 1112. Wednesday, October 10, 2007 “Work Search Strategies” – increase your success rate by practicing networking, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., TC1208. Thursday, October 11, 2007 “Business Etiquette and Professionalism” – proper etiquette is crucial to a successful job search, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., TC1208.

Monday, October 15, 2007 “Networking 101” – during this three-week session, learn how to apply successful networking strategies, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., TC 1208. Thursday, October 18, 2007 “Exploring Your Personality Type, Part I” – after completing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator online, attend the first session to learn about your personality type, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., TC 1112. “Successfully Negotiating Job Offers” – increase the odds of getting what you want, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., TC 1208. Monday, October 22, 2007 “Career Interest Assesment” – after completing the Strong Interest Inventoryh online, attend this session to find out how your itnmerests relate to specific career opportunities, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., TC1112. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 “Interview Skills: Preparing for Questions” – learn how to improve your performance, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC 1208. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 “Interview Skills: Selling Your Skills” – here is your opportunity to practice and improve, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., TC 1208. Thursday, October 25, 2007 “Exploring Your Personality Type - Part II” – discover how to apply your MBTI type to explore potential career areas, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., TC1112. Monday, October 29, 2007 “Special Session for International Students” – you will learn best approaches to search for work, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., TC 1208. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 “Exploring Your Personality Type Part I” – learn about your personality type and preferences for learning and decision making, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., TC 1112. Wednesday, October 31, 2007 “Career Exploration and Decision

Making” – increase your understanding of the career decisionmaking process, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., TC 1112.

VOLUNTEER Volunteer with a child at their school and help improve their selfesteem and confidence. One to three hours a week commitment. Call Canadian Mental Health 519744-7645, ext 229. Participants required for anterior cruciateligament (ACL) deficiency study – the Biomechanics Laboratory is seeking volunteers who have had a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Remuneration will be given for your participation. For info please contact Chris by e-mail at cjstecro@uwaterloo.ca. City of Waterloo, 519-888-6488 or volunteer@city.waterloo.on.ca has the following volunteer opportunities: “Community Parks Week: Oct 6” – volunteers needed a few hours to assist with Grist Mill craft activities or the History Walk Scavenger Hunt. For more info call 519-8886488. Volunteer Action Centre, 519-7428610 or www.volunteerkw.ca, has the following volunteer opportunities available: “City of Kitchener” has many positions. Call Leslie at 519-741-2564. “Give Back to the Future” – Junior Achievement is looking for inspiring volunteers to teach our realistic and hands-on programs. Call Christine 519-5766610 or cdwyer@jawaterlooregion. org. “K-W Sexual Assault Support Centre” is seeking female volunteers to join us as we work to end sexual violence against women and children. For info call 519-5710121 ext 24 or e-mail volunteer@ kwsasc.org. “House of Friendship” needs volunteers from September through June. Call Linda 519-5700954 or liveandlearn@houseoffriendship.org. “CradleLink” needs volunteers to help with in-home support to families with infants on a weekly basis. For info call 519-

884-7755 ext 238 or ksymington@ lutherwood.ca. The Kitchener Youth Action Council is currently seeking volunteers aged 14-24 who are concerned about issues facing youth and young adults across Kitchener. For more info e-mail youth@kitchener.ca.

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UPCOMING Saturday, September 29, 2007 Impact Expo - free one day conference to network with today’s business leaders, in SLC and MC buildings. Includes guest speaker workshops and exhibition. Visit www.expo.impact.org. Monday, October 1, 2007 Rotunda Gallery presents “Boundless: The View From Here” by Marian Wihak. Artist reception October 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. For info call 519741-3400, ext 3381. Monday, October 8, 2007 Doon Heritage Crossroads is holding Apple Harvest Day from 1 to 4 p.m. For info call 519-748-1914.

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Warrior football team needs to regroup David Klaponski sports editor

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The Warriors’ enthusiasm didn’t last much longer than their pre-game huddle as Laurier cruised to a 35-3 win.

“Warriors win! Warriors win! Warriors defeat 2005 Vanier Cup champs!” Well, not exactly the headline that was to be printed this week. Instead, a more subdued and humble story has been selected: “Warriors are tamed.” UW’s perfect season was derailed on Saturday, September 22 as the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks scored early and often en route to a 35-3 drubbing of the Warriors. Hero quarterback from week three, Luke Balch was kept to the sidelines in favor of veteran Evan Martin. Pulled out of the game in the first quarter after going a respectable 6 of 11 for 38 yards, Martin was feeling the pain and pressure from the fierce Laurier defence. Balch was given his opportunity to shine, but he fell far short of it. Going 3 of 8 for a mere 24 yards and throwing two interceptions, Balch did little to help the lacking Warrior offense. Balch’s first interception was run back to the Warrior five yard line and driven in for six by Laurier quarterback Ian Noble. To further add to the Warrior woes, thirdstring quarterback Tom Christie came into the game when Balch failed and faired even worse. He went 3 of 10 with two interceptions. The Laurier running game was just too much for the Warrior defence. Star running back Ryan Lynch busted out for a huge 228 yards against the Warriors, and now leads the OUA in rushing. Special teams also proved a big factor on game day. If the opening kickoff return for touchdown (called back for a penalty) wasn’t enough of a statement, then the 164 yards on punt return by two unbelievable returners, Dante Luciani and Dustin Heap, definitely see FOOTBALL, page 36

Warrior women’s soccer team back in the mix Tom Ellis reporter

The Waterloo women’s soccer club gained four crucial points on their travels on the weekend of September 22 - 23, a trip which saw the them draw and win away from home against two of the tougher teams in the league, Brock and McMaster. These four crucial points, half-way through the season, leave the team tied for sixth place with Guelph in the OUA West Division. Coach Peter Mackie was impressed with the team’s performance, telling Imprint that “to go to Brock and McMaster and get four points was great.” He went on to say that those results leave the team “in with a good chance of moving up the table this weekend.” Saturday saw the team face Brock where the Warriors looked to kick-start their push for a playoff place. After an high-tempo start, UW opened the scoring when, in the 30th minute, following some outstanding team play, Breanne Fron scored from close range. They kept up the pressure, but were unable to capitalize before half time. Straight after the restart, Brock took the initiative, keeping possession well and restricting the Warriors to their own half for long periods of the game. The team defended valiantly with goalkeeper Catherine Vanderburg making some great saves to keep the lead intact. The three points looked safe, until a momentary lapse in concentration allowed Brock to equalize and take a share of the spoils. Although disappointed not to take maximum points, the team took many positives from the game, including the fact that after a slow start to the season the 4-5-1 formation is starting to look very effective. Tactically, the team are using the height of the lone striker to hold the ball up Richard Lu

see SOCCER, page 34

The Warrior women still need to work on finishing, as they only hit the back of the net three times on the weekend.

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Back to training ground for the Waterloo men’s soccer team Tom Ellis reporter

The men’s varsity soccer team crashed to their sixth successive defeat of the season on the weekend losing 1-0 to Brock and 5-1 to McMaster. These defeats leave them winless and stuck at the bottom of the OUA West Division. Starting the weekend with a game against a Brock team fighting for second place, the Warriors started slowly. This allowed Brock to repeatedly attack the UW goal and the deadlock was broken in the 14th minute leaving UW keeper Goran Vlacic, to pick the ball out of the back of the net. Conceding early has been a common problem this season, yet this time the early goal seemed to inspire the Warriors to start playing and they began to dominate proceedings. Unfortunately, another common problem this season has been a lack of penetration in the last third of the pitch, and the team were unable to score for the fifth successive match. This meant that for 465 minutes of soccer they had been unable to find the back of the net. As such, Brock was able to record a 1-0 victory which keeps their chase for a bye in the first round of play-offs alive. The result was harsh on Waterloo, who looked to have improved from last weekend but the lack of a clinical striker cost them once again. Sunday, September 23 presented a must-win game against fellow strugglers McMaster, who began the day below UW in the West Division. At stake was the threat of ending the weekend at the bottom of the table and with playoff dreams in tatters. Considering the pressure both sides started well – albeit cautiously – with Waterloo having the most of possession. McMaster were able to

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Captains Christian Rosa and Jimmy Murphy lead the warrior soccer team through training on Tuesday. take advantage of a leaky defence in the 33rd minute when they took the lead. The Warriors went in at half time a goal behind, and lacking in belief that they could turn the tide. The second half began with constant pressure that the UW defence just could not handle and they conceded four goals to a resurgent McMaster team. Newcomer Marwan Al-Juhani, late in the game, went on a scintillating run, beating most of the McMaster team. It looked like he would be

able to break the goal jinx until he was cynically fouled by McMaster defender Johnny Krilis in the penalty area. Krilis was sent off and Marwan, having won the penalty, took responsibility for the kick. He dispatched the ball past the keeper for a consolation goal that will hopefully inspire the team in the final third this weekend. The Warriors can take heart from the fact they have now scored, and their next step will be to shore up the defence, which has conceded 23

goals in only eight games, so they can challenge during the second half of the season. Assistant coach Mike Strome admitted that “the last few years had been a struggle,” with their last playoff appearance in 2005, it is unlikely they will make it again this year. He added that it was a “difficult time for the men’s team.” The hunt for the first win of the season continues Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30 with matches against Brock and McMaster both kicking off at 3:15 p.m.

remains a mystery. Looking closer at the situation, relations between Mourinho and the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich, have been strained especially in the last year. There have been reports of the owner trying to intervene in team affairs and the signing of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko was reportedly against Mourinho’s wishes. It is interesting to note that Shevchenko, whose playing time was previously limited, started against arch rivals Manchester United. This was Jen Stanfel the first of many changes that new manager, and close friend of Abramovich, Avram Grant made for Sunday’s match. He left out the in-from Shaun WrightPhilips, preferring a more defensive 4-5-1

formation. This was strange considering one of the possible reasons Mourinho was sacked was because Abramovich craves an entertaining and attacking football club. The shock departure of Mourinho three days before a potential title-

they went in at the break trailing to a Carlos Tevez near post diving header. The second half was better from Chelsea, but was still littered with sloppy passing and no desire up front where the Manchester goalkeeper was never tested. The match finished 2-0 to Manchester after Louis Saha scored a last minute penalty. For the time being, Chelsea’s poor run of form continues, and the new manager will have difficulty filling the shoes of his predecessor — a man who appointed himself the “special one” and who had complete command of the dressing room. It will be interesting to see how long Grant remains manager, considering he does not hold the necessary coach qualifications to manage in the Premiership and his European experience is limited. Many are suggesting he is merely keeping the seat warm until a successor who can match Mourinho’s talent can be found. Of note, Waterloo’s Varsity soccer coach, Peter Mackie trained with Chelsea FC back in his playing days.

Premiership loses its special one

Community Editorial In any major sport, when results don’t go your way, the manager immediately comes under pressure. Nowhere is this more true than in the English Football (Soccer) Premier League where the latest casualty of the “managerial sack race” was Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho. Professional sport is a results-driven industry yet Mourinho’s departure seems unlikely to be down to a poor recent run of form that included an away defeat and two draws. This would normally be described as an early season rut, and the manager given the benefit of the doubt — especially one of the quality of Mourinho who won two Premiership titles, two League Cups and an FA cup in three seasons. The official statement is that Mourinho left the club “by mutual consent”, yet why the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history would want to leave, and why the club would let him go so early in the season,

decidi n g m a tch with Manchester United resulted in a confused Chelsea performance. Things started badly when Jon Obi Mikel was red carded early in the first half for a two-footed challenge, and

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Mike, a 2nd year Engineering student from Manheim, Ontario helped lead the Warriors to a very successful weekend of play as the Warriors won 2 games against difficult opponents. In 4 games Mike was 8 for 13 for a .615 batting average and a .688 on base %. He also had 8 rbi’s including a grand slam homerun in the Warriors 9-7 victory over McMaster on Saturday.

Nicola, a 3rd year Kinesiology student from Waterloo, was outstanding for the Warriors this past Saturday as they defeated Laurier 58-3. This 20 year old scrum half held up two tries defensively against Brock and Mac (in previous matches) and has been consistent all season in directing the team. Nicola also punched one into the end zone for a tri which is rare for a scrum half.

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Imprint, Friday, September 28, 2007

Expectations high for menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team Ryan Rusnak reporter

The Waterloo Warriors menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team is eager to start the 2007-08 season. After a very successful 2006-07 campaign in which the team ended up first in their division and reached as high as fourth in national rankings, they were unable to get by cross-town rivals, the Laurier Golden Hawks, in the playoffs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to say there is some unfinished business in the minds of many of the returning Warriors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to building on the last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Golem, Warrior forward. This year there will be a few new faces in the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dressing room. The team recruited four new players in total; three forwards and one defenceman. Kyle Sonneneburg â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kyle is a 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2â&#x20AC;? 195-lb left-shot defenceman from Waterloo who was an assistant captain with the Brampton Battal-

ion last season. Over the past four seasons Sonneneberg has played 246 games in the Ontario Hockey League between the Belleville Bulls and Brampton where he accumulated 17 goals and 76 assists for 93 points and 152 PIMS. Kyle will be studying in the arts program. Chris Ray â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ray is a 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;11â&#x20AC;? 185-lb left shot forward from Kelowna, BC. He has played the past four seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League, where he played 309 games and earned 76 goals and 78 assists for 154 points and 182 PIMS. While playing for the Rockets they won a Memorial Cup in 2004, a WHL Championship in 2005, and Ray captained the team this past season. Last fall Ray attended Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (NHL) rookie camp and thanks to a strong performance, he also attended their main camp. Ray will be studying in the environment and business program. Mark Hartman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hartman is a

5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;5â&#x20AC;? 150 lbs. left-shot forward from Balcarres, SK who was an assistant captain with Grant MacEwan of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference last season. Over the past two seasons with MacEwan, Hartman played 46 games and scored 21 goals and 29 assists for 50 points and 12 PIMS. Hartman will be transferring into the honours arts program, majoring in sociology. Kyle Schwende â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kyle is a 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3â&#x20AC;? 212-lb right-shot forward from Kitchener who played for the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Provincial Junior A League last season. In 60 games, he scored 37 goals and added 47 assists for 85 points and 62 PIMS. In 2005-06 Schwende played in the Mid-Western Junior B League for the Kitchener Dutchmen where he played 52 games and scored 30 goals and 25 assists for 55 points and 42 PIMS. Over the past two years Kyle has completed the Fire Fighters certificate program at Conestoga College. He will be studying in the arts program.

The Warriors will head to Brock University to compete in a four team tournament between Guelph, Brock and the University of New Brunswick this weekend. It should prove to be a good warm up for the regular season and give the coaching staff an idea of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths and areas that need to be improved before the regular season begins. When asked what were the Warriors greatest strengths as a team, Golem said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work ethic and team unity.â&#x20AC;? The following weekend, the Warriorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will then travel to Ohio, to play Miami of Ohio university menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team in an exhibition game then to Pennsylvania to play a pre-season game against Mercy Hurst College. This off-season, the coaching staff had to turn its attention to an area they had not worried about in the last three years: goaltending. With Curtis Darling signing a professional contract shortly after the Warriors season ended last spring, the race for

the Warriors starting job was on. Although it is unclear at this point who will be the starting goalie once the regular season begins, it appears that last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backup, Jimmy Bernier, will be the go-to man between the pipes when the regular season begins. Bernier put up stellar numbers last season, appearing in nine games and posting a 7-0-1 record with a 1.89 goals-against average and 0.93 save percentage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; very good numbers, considering his limited playing time. Still, it is believed that the team is still trying to recruit another goaltender. Whoever wins the starting job will have big shoes to fill. Darling earned rookie-of-the-year honors in his first year at Waterloo and was a first team all-star last season. He was arguably the best goalie in CIS hockey last year. The regular season begins on October 10 against the Golden Hawks; puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. at the Rec complex.

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and to give possession to the attacking midfield players. This allows them to either advance forward or spread the ball out wide to the wingers creating goal-scoring opportunities. The confidence that this performance gave the team allowed them to carry on where they left off against a strong McMaster team on Sunday. Breanne Fron continued her scoring form from long range to put UW ahead after only 28 minutes. Both teams looked for further openings but ended up blocking each other out,

and containing the threats. With 15 minutes left on the clock, McMaster equalized and it looked like, for the second time in two games, the Warriors were about to let an advantage slip. Fortunately heads did not drop and eight minutes from time, Danielle Deloyer hit a screamer to round off a very successful weekend. Interviewed at training on September 25, assistant coach Mike Strome stated that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The scheduled was difficult [at the] start having to play York twice who are ranked third nationally.â&#x20AC;? He is confident that the next six matches are â&#x20AC;&#x153;winnableâ&#x20AC;? and

the weekend should be used as a springboard to the playoffs. Furthermore, he added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team often starts the season slow, but then something just goes click.â&#x20AC;? They now have a very good chance of making the playoffs Ââ&#x20AC;&#x201D; if they can continue their current form. Homecoming weekend sees a repeat of last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s matches with the women aiming to continue their recent run of form with only one defeat in four games. They play Brock Saturday, September 29 and McMaster Sunday, September 30 at Columbia Ice Fields with kickoff both days at 1p.m.

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Stay balanced and stay fit Yang Liu assistant sports editor

The new school term has kicked into high gear and as midterms are drawing near, students are increasingly being chained to their desks and computer screens. As the homework piles up, so do the cups of coffee and bottles of Coke, while sleep becomes a luxury. Just how is one to find time in the midst of such a hectic schedule to play sports, exercise and lead a generally active lifestyle? “The key is to get enough sleep ever y night, around eight to nine hours” said Michael Chan, the president of the Healthy A c t i v e Promotion Club. “Sleep allows the body to rest Jen Stanfel and recover; without it you won’t have much energy during the day.” We commonly hear other students repeating their heroic feats of sleep deprivation throughout the year: “Hah, I’ve been up for 38 hours studying for that econ midterm.” “Oh yeah, I didn’t sleep for 45 hours cause of the Nightrider marathon” “Heh you losers, I haven’t slept for 70 hours cause I’ve been nonstop raiding in WOW” In the end, those of us that get an adequate amount of rest tend to have the last laugh. “It’s important to have a balance of sleeping, eating healthy and exercising. It’s much easier to get work done when you wake up early and feel refreshed,” Chan said. To most students, it’s not a matter of knowing what constitutes a healthy lifestyle — that’s probably already common knowledge. It’s more a matter of initiative, organizing your own schedule to find a few hours each week to jog, work out or play some sports. “You have to be motivated, you need the will to

go out there and get fit. Set up a schedule ahead of time and stick to it. Staying active can be as simple as walking to school instead of driving or taking the bus or even going out with your friends,” says Chan. “As an engineering stu-

dent I have a very busy school schedule, but I still set aside a few hours every morning to work out.” With two free gyms located on campus (the PAC and CIF), students have ample access to athletic facilities. However, for those that find running or working out by yourself too monotonous, one of the best ways to keep fit is through campus recreation clubs and intramural sports. There are 19 diverse sports clubs, from badminton to karate to yoga and even ballroom dancing. So there’s probably something that’ll tickle your fancy, if you’re looking to stay fit and meet some people at the same time. The campus intramural sports league is also great for students looking to be active and social at the same time. Intramural team sports are fundamentally a social outing, but you get physical exercise as well. The league offers 15 sports, including basketball, volleyball, soccer and ball hockey. Game times tend to be flexible for students’ schedules, with most games occurring at night or on the weekend and lasting an hour at most. Students of any experience or skill level can participate and compete against peers of a similar level.

Marc Iturriaga, campus recreation’s manager, imparts why being physically active is so important to a student’s development “I believe that all recreational activities hold much value in the life of a student. Whether it be intramurals, fitness classes, dance classes, working out in the gym or participating in a club, the ability for students to find time in their busy schedules to take care of themselves physically is not only important for their bodily health, but has proven to aid in a student’s mental well-being. As well, recreational activities allow for students to engage and interact with other students, faculty and staff outside of the classroom, which is important to the social growth of our students.” The message we’ve been hearing is simple: no matter how busy you seem to be, it’s important to make a bit of time to keep fit. Take an hour out of your long cram session at DC to go the gym, shoot some hoops or even to just go for a walk. Both your body and mind will thank you for it later. yliu@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Double split for baseball team Yang Liu assistant sports editor

The Warriors headed into last weekend at 3-5, two games under .500 and with a sense of urgency into the playoff stretch. Facing off against rivals McMaster and Toronto, who stand just above them in the OUA, the Warriors knew that they had to make a strong showing during the four game weekend set, if they are to make the playoffs. However, they got off to a rocky start on Saturday as they dropped the opener of their double header against McMaster 10-3. Errors proved very costly in this game as three early errors by the Warriors lead to four runs for the Marauders. McMaster took a commanding 7-0 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 10-3 win. In the second game of the Saturday double header, the bats came alive for the Warriors. Waterloo totaled 13 hits, led by captain and OUA player of the week Mike Glinka, who broke the game wide open in the sixth inning with a grand slam. Rookie Aaron Butler also hit his first home run, a solo shot for the Warriors, as they came out on top 9-7. The Warriors squared off against U of T on Sunday, hoping to sweep the series. The Warriors started off on the right track as pitcher Geoff Moroz dominated in game one, pitching seven strong innings with nine strike outs while giving up only one earned run. Glinka once again, led the offensive attack going 2-2 with two walks and two runs batted in. Elliot Shrive also chipped in

with three hits for the offence as the Warriors wound up with a 7-4 victory despite committing four errors in the game leading to three earned runs. In game two of the Sunday doubleheader against Toronto, the Warriors were unable to capitalize on several golden opportunities. Waterloo left the bases loaded with less than two outs in both the second and third innings, hitting into double plays each time. After some defensive miscues from the Warriors, Toronto jumped out to a 5-0 lead. The Warriors closed the gap in the fifth inning to 5-3, but Toronto responded in the sixth with two more runs, winning 7-3. Coming out of the weekend series, the Warriors find themselves in the same position they entered in, two games under .500 at 5-7 and in secondlast place. They still find themselves only one game out of a playoff spot. “We had hoped to win three of four [games on the weekend], but wins just aren’t that easy to come by,” said outfielder Joe Bondy-Denomy regarding the disappointment of a weekend split. The upcoming games are make or break for the Warriors’ playoff hopes. The Warriors next game is against the (1-12) last place Guelph Gryphons today. However, the Warriors aren’t taking anything for granted. “Guelph has nothing to lose, so you always have to come ready to play. You can’t look forward to the big [Brock and Western] games just yet,” Bondy-Denomy pointed out. yliu@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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Football: Weekend game against Guelph is a pivotal one for Waterloo Continued from page 31

made an impact. If it wasn’t for Waterloo’s David Sevigny, who averaged 37.9 yards on 16 punts, then Waterloo might have had even worse field position which would have lead to even more TDs for the Hawks. One of the only bright spots for the Warriors on Saturday was receiver Sean Cowie, who had 76 yards on six catches and sits second in the country in receiving yards with 427 yards after four games. The game against Laurier begs the question, “Are the Warriors for real?” Were the first three games of the season simply lucky wins against marginal teams in the OUA? Losing to the now #4 ranked Golden Hawks is no shameful loss, but can the Warriors learn from the loss? Most likely playoff-bound anyway, will the Warriors even make a splash

in the OUA this season, or are they simply going to fizzle down like most predicted? No longer ranked in the CIS top ten, the Warriors still have things to prove this weekend against Guelph. Guelph has played well so far this season and only have losses against the 4-0 Ottawa Geegees and the Golden Gaels from Queen’s University. No matter how you look at it, this game is probably the make or break game of the season for the team. At least the game is being played in Waterloo at Knight-Newbrough Field and not at the ankle-busting horse training grounds in Guelph. The Warriors face off against the Gryphons at 1:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Emily Yau

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Renowned scholar presents new approach to science education Wieman advises universities to teach science the way scientists approach it. continued from cover

Dr. Carl Wieman, Nobel Prize winner and current professor at the University of British Columbia, shares his goals for science education: to encourage universities to teach science the way scientists approach it.

Arthur J. Carty, current national science advisor to the Canadian government and a former faculty member of UW who served as chair of the chemistry department and dean of research, was on hand to introduce Wieman at Tuesday’s lecture.

Wieman’s goal is to encourage universities to teach science, the way scientists approach it: expert thinking — at a university level. Expert thinking, by his definition, is knowing how concepts and problem-solving occur in nature and apply to life in many diverse ways; practices based on solid data, guided by fundamental research, using modern technology; sharing results in a scholarly way, and copying what works. This is how the lab operates in the real world and Wieman believes it is how the classroom should work. His work began when he noticed that his graduate students were coming to him without any clue about lab physics — after 17 years of success in the classroom. Two to four years later though, these same clueless grad students were experts in physics, and were awarded their PhDs. Through research and many experiments, Wieman discovered that students were not learning in the classroom through the traditional methods of lecturing, assigning textbook questions and examinations. Wieman found that these practices fail students, and that professors need to find new ways to engage students and encourage cognitive initiative. Wieman’s new full-time career is encouraging professors to incorporate expert thinking in the classroom. He commented that it is one thing to lecture about teaching expert thinking, but it is altogether different trying to incorporate new ways of teaching into a third year chemistry class. The retention of the lecture material is only ten per cent if the student is learning passively. Wieman argued that active learning and engaging the student using new technology and addressing the students’ pre-formed beliefs about what to expect from a science class will improve the class’s learning. Wieman encouraged the use of clickers — personal response systems — in class. He believes these provide accountability, anonymity with peers and a fast response for the teacher to gauge where the class is. Students have been trained

since they started school to believe that anything worth marks is valuable. In one experiment Wieman performed, he noticed that when readings were assigned, and the students were quizzed on them and it was worth marks, the students did the readings. When the readings were assigned, but there were no quizzes, and there was no mark assigned to the readings, the students did not do the readings. This proved that when minimal marks are assigned to things like clicker quizzes and readings, then students will do them. After his lecture, there was a question and answer section. Wieman was asked about his opinion on teaching labs in physics. His response was that the typical physics teaching lab was basically worthless. Wieman was also asked why he was not trying to encourage more student engagement and expert thinking at a high and middle school level. Diplomatically, he laid out that, in order to encourage expert thinking, one must be an expert on the topic. He paused for a moment and then said more plainly — using the example of American schools — that generally, teachers in the K-12 system are typically not competent enough to teach expert thinking. Wieman also commented that whether a person is using blackboard and chalk or powerpoint, it is how the person is teaching that makes the difference, not the technology itself. Powerpoint, he said, makes it easier to use pictures, which encourages cognitive learning. Wieman also wanted to send a message to the student body, to encourage students to approach their professors concerning their learning and teaching techniques in the classroom. He said that even if there is no change in the classroom, it would stimulate discussion and benefit both parties. Prof. Robert “Bob” Sproule was in attendance, and commented on Wiemans’ lecture: “His message was very important to educators. We need to understand how students learn.” Working with the University of Colorado, Wieman developed an online learning resource for physics and chemistry students (phet. colorado.org).

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Prior to the event, Professor Terry McMahon, UW Dean of Science, said he was eager to host Dr. Wieman at UW, praising his research and impact on education.

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Green Bomber Night unites environmentally-conscious people Karina Graf staff reporter

The University of Waterloo Sustainability Project (UWSP), which works to fund green initiatives on campus, hosted a Green Bomber Night on Tuesday, September 18. Highlights of the evening included a visit from City of Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran as well as a spirited debate. Rob Blom, the event co-ordinator, said the event was important to UWSP’s goals of “environmental advocacy for sustainable projects and to create an environmentally conscious student.”

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The debate society was invited by UWSP to debate the merits of Talloires Deda. In 1990, the Talloires Declaration was composed at an international conference in Talloires, France, and it was the first official statement made by university administrators committing to environmental sustainability in higher education. To date, over 300 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries have signed the declaration. Blom discussed UWSP’s commitment to Talloires Deda, saying that they will advocate for it “until it gets signed.” The idea behind Green Bomber

Night was threefold. Blom said that UWSP is “trying to create a culture between services and clubs,” which they encouraged by inviting the debate society to their event. Also, UWSP is “here to promote sustainable initiatives on campus.” Lastly, Green Bomber Night is a way to get groups of environmentally conscious people together to mingle and discuss ideas. After Mayor Halloran gave her speech, many people remained for some informal discussion. Mayor Halloran herself stayed and talked with students. Mayor Halloran discussed the new mayor/student advisory committee that is in the process of

being formed. She mentioned that the committee will include student government representatives from both UW and Wilfrid Laurier University. The committee will work on engaging students and providing volunteer opportunities in the community. Mayor Halloran said that, “My vision of this committee is that we’ll have different sub-committees set up,” which would take responsibility for such activities as snow shovelling, leaf raking and community clean-up days. Mayor Halloran discussed volunteer opportunities within the community and said she is eager to continue close communication with students.

She stated, “I’m always looking for initiatives and ideas because university students have a lot of good ideas.” Mayor Halloran also stressed the important role of students in the Waterloo region, saying, “I look at students as an incredible resource for the community.” Students can volunteer through UWSP or through initiatives being offered by the City of Waterloo. Mayor Halloran remains positive when discussing the role of students who are active in the community. She emphasized that “I want the community to see that students are fabulous.” kgraf@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Science

Adrienne Raw science editor

Scientists harness the power of human footsteps

Two students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk, have recently devised a plan to harness the power of human footsteps. According to their research, every footfall generates enough energy to power two 60watt bulbs for one second. Their plan, part of the growing field of “crowd farming,” involves a special floor of sliding blocks that turn motion energy into electrical energy, which could be used to power anything from lights to commuter trains to space shuttle launches. The floors could be installed in train stations or other busy commuter thoroughfares, taking advantage of the high volume of human foot traffic. Graham and Juscyzk’s ideas are hardly unique. A similar floor uses the energy of footsteps to power LEDs below its glass surface. Current technology also exists to harness human energy through power-generating backpacks and battery-charging shoes. Migratory birds maybe able to ‘see’ magnetic north

Recent research by Dominik Heyers and colleagues, at the University of Oldenburg, Germany suggests that birds may actually see magnetic north. Molecules in the eyes of migratory birds are connected to the area of their brain that guides their direction of flight. One explanation for this ability is a protein,

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Seasonal depression, a societal woe called cryptochromes, which is sensitive to the electronic state of radical pairs. The state of these radical pairs is, in turn, affected by the orientation of these molecules in the eye relative to the Earth’s magnetic field. This means that when birds look at magnetic north, they most likely see a dark spot. Other work has demonstrated the existence of magnetic crystals in the beaks of birds that are also involved in navigation. Scientists hypothesize that both systems contribute to the navigation of migratory birds. Re-assessment of dinosaur fossil reveals Velociraptor likely had feathers

A recent re-assessment of a fossil Velociraptor forearm by the American Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum of Natural History has revealed that the forearm was probably feathered. The forearm, unearthed in Mongolia in 1998, has a number of small bumps called “quill knobs.” In modern birds, “quill knobs” anchor flight or wing feathers to the bone. Though the Mongolian Velociraptor specimen couldn’t fly, scientists say it was definitely covered in feathers. These feathers, they say, may have been used for display, to shield nests, for temperature control or to help the creature maneuver while running. Perceptions of the Velociraptor — which have been strongly influenced by movies such as Jurassic Park — will undoubtedly be altered by this new study. — with files from The Christian Science Monitor, News@Nature and BBC News araw@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

Faisal Naqib staff reporter

Seasonal Affective Disorder, appropriately abbreviated SAD, is a form of depression that manifests itself seasonally. According to the Seasonal Affective Disorder Association (SADA; www.sada.org.uk) approximately half a million people suffer from SAD annually. They also go on to list the common symptoms experienced by people affected by SAD. These include: sleeping problems (over sleeping or disturbed broken sleep), fatigue, overeating, depression (misery, unnecessary guilt, loss of self-esteem, and hopelessness), social problems (irritability or attempting to avoid social contact), anxiety and extreme mood changes. The difference between SAD and other depressive disorders is that the symptoms associated with SAD only appear during the winter and completely disappear during the spring and summer months. In order to make a diagnosis of SAD symptoms need to be documented for three consecutive winters. A study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry in its October 15, 2005 issue cites the prevalence of SAD being between one and nine per cent depending on the location of the inhabitants. It is estimated that 1.5 per cent of people living in Florida suffer from SAD whereas upward of nine per cent suffer in the northern United States. Studies published in Canada have called SAD a significant public health concern. This is understandable, as the depression may last several months and can cause a significant decrease in occupational performance, making it a societal woe. Furthermore, a study published by a Scandinavian group found that approximately 6 to 35 per cent of people diagnosed with SAD required hospitalization for their illness. Scientists have been investigating the mechanism behind SAD for the past 20-30 years and the most prominent link has been light exposure. Several studies have shown that SAD cases occur in both hemispheres but are relatively rare in inhabitants living within 30 degrees of the equator. Observational studies have shown that light can alter the secretion of certain hormones, particularly melatonin that is secreted by the pineal gland. Interestingly the pineal gland, which is located in lower central area of the brain, has a direct connection to the retina.

Light has been shown to damp or stop secretion of melatonin. Thus during the winter months, that are, on average, darker than the rest of the year, the rhythm of melatonin secretion is altered. Links between abnormal melatonin secretion and depression are still being fully investigated, however a particular study showed that mice that could not secrete melatonin showed symptoms similar to depression. The recurring depressive episodes that are characteristic of SAD have several treatment options. For people suffering from a mild form of SAD, called sub-syndromal SAD or SSAD, depression can be alleviated by simply exercising more and spending more time participating in some form of outdoor activity. For those suffering from more severe symptoms, phototherapy may be indicated. Phototherapy has been shown to be effective in greater than 85 per cent of diagnosed cases. The treatment includes being exposed to a very bright light source for approximately two hours each day. Unfortunately, ordinary house lights are not strong enough and specially designed clinical lights are required. The treatment is effective within 3-4 days and symptoms will remain under control as long as therapy continues throughout the winter months. The subject is not required to stare directly at the light source and so can participate in other activities while being treated such as reading, eating or even doing homework. Cases that fail to be sucessfully treated by conventional light therapy may require anti-depressive medication. In most cases, medicines commonly used to treat depression are not helpful and can exacerbate the symptoms. However, special medications are available. The previously mentioned study, published in Biological Psychiatry, found that beginning drug therapy slightly before the beginning of winter could prevent recurrence of symptoms altogether. Although SAD has been the subject of research articles for the past 20 years, much more work is needed to fully understand the pathogenesis of this disease. Some unanswered questions are: how exactly does abnormal melatonin secretion cause depressive behaviour? Are there genetic predispositions to SAD? What in the retina relays light intensity information to the pineal gland? fnaqib@imprint.uwaterloo.ca

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